CLOSE! Vazquez crosses and Modric, the best player on the pitch today, nods just past the top-right corner. That was nearly a winner.
90' +2
SAVE! Morales delivers a fine free-kick and Madrid can only half-clear. Morales tears away from Carvajal and drills a cross-cum-shot at Navas. There will be five minutes of stoppage time, and Levante are on top.
90' +1
R. Varane gets yellow.
YELLOW! Varane is the latest into the book as he concedes a free-kick.
90'
Lucas Vázquez enters the game and replaces T. Kroos.
SUB! Zidane makes a change as he seeks a third goal, bringing on Vazquez for Kroos.
SAVE! Vazquez is immediately involved, but a curling low shot is well held by Oier.
89'
G. Pazzini has scored a goal for Levante! Assist by Jason.
GOAL! Pazzini has done it! His first LaLiga goal. The forward times his run and finishes beyond Navas, who gets a hand to the shot but cannot keep it out. 2-2.
It was Jason who sent the unmarked Pazzini through with a gorgeous slide-rule pass. Levante have played some lovely football since conceding the second.
88'
Coke gets yellow.
YELLOW! Pazzini has made a difference since his arrival and he prompts another attack and another one. Madrid clear, though, and Coke clatters into Casemiro, earning a booking.
87'
CHANCE! What a miss! What an unbelievable miss. Pazzini turns well in the area and then Morales is onside to cross from the left. Roger is completely unmarked and has the whole goal to aim at, but he somehow nods wide of the goal. Levante should be level.
86'
Levante keep pushing. Morales wins a corner from Casemiro...
84'
Marco Asensio gets yellow.
Asensio is straight into the action and looks to feed Kroos on the left, but his pass is tame and Coke steps in. Modric continues to drive Madrid forward and they win a corner.
YELLOW! Asensio wisely accepts a booking for tugging back Jason as Morales set up another Levante break.
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82'
Marco Asensio enters the game and replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
SUB! That goal is the signal for Ronaldo to make way, with Asensio on.
81'
Isco has scored a goal for Real Madrid! Assist by K. Benzema.
Benzema started the game well and this goal was all about the Frenchman. He had too much strength for Postigo, who was easily unbalanced and left off the pitch as Isco hit.
GOAL! Isco strikes for Madrid! Postigo is too weak and Benzema can turn to tee up Isco, who shoots hard and low beyond Oier. 1-2.
80'
Almost a chance again from a Levante counter! Morales runs at Modric on the left and slides Luna in. His first touch takes the ball away from the defender, but away from himself too. Navas gathers.
79'
Isco turns excellently and feeds Marcelo, whose cross is similarly precise and finds Ronaldo. The Portuguese tries to turn on the edge of the box, though, and runs into trouble.
77'
G. Pazzini enters the game and replaces Ivi López.
SUB! Pazzini makes his Levante debut, replacing Ivi. The hosts appear to be chasing a winner...
Confusion in the Levante attack! A poor defensive header lets both Roger and Morales in on goal, but the two forwards leave the ball for one another, allowing Madrid to recover. That could and should have been a real chance.
75'
SAVE! What a stop! Oier was at fault for Ramos' opener, but he denies the Madrid captain a second with a brilliantly diving parry. Madrid create another opening and Carvajal shoots straight at Oier.
74'
Ramos may have scored for Madrid, but he has been some way below his best today. He escapes when he clears straight into the advancing Morales, who cannot gather.
CHANCE! Sublime from Benzema! He dances past two, three challenges, but his low shot is deflected just wide.
73'
SAVE! Oier clings on again. The magnificent Modric seeks out Isco, who dips inside of a challenge and shoots hard and low. It's straight at the goalkeeper, though.
71'
Modric's cross threatens to drop for Benzema and then for Isco. Doucoure blocks and Levante can clear.
70'
Madrid have indeed switched to a 4-3-1-2, with Isco playing behind a front two of Benzema and Ronaldo. The Spaniard quickly settles in and feeds Benzema, but the following pass to Ronaldo is wayward.
69'
Frustration for Levante! Morales looks to have won a corner, but Varane hammers the ball against the home captain to win the ball. Great defending.
68'
Roger enters the game and replaces J. Lerma.
Lerma has been brilliant for Levante, but he is down, clutching his hamstring. Levante are readying a replacement in the form of Roger.
SUB! And on comes Roger. With Boateng withdrawn earlier, this is a more attacking move from the hosts.
Madrid continue to attack. Carvajal crosses, Isco flicks on, but Oier is there ahead of Benzema. This has been a thrilling second half, despite the lack of goals.
67'
Isco is hassling Levante straight away, with Postigo then losing the ball. Madrid break, but a poor Benzema cross is cleared by Luna ahead of two visiting players.
66'
Isco enters the game and replaces G. Bale.
SUB! After a mixed display, Bale makes way for Isco. Could Zidane look to change the Madrid formation with that switch?
65'
Bale does well to initially slip in Carvajal, but the ball breaks back to the winger and Lerma challenges. Levante move the ball forward at a great pace until Modric is able to intercept Coke's big switch to Ivi.
64'
SAVE! Oier has been shaky at times, but he does well to cling to Ronaldo's powerful drive from the edge of the area.
62'
The crowd are getting involved again. Ronaldo is denied a free-kick and Levante then move the ball around the Portuguese. That's popular among the home support.
61'
Morales' pace makes him such a threat! Jason is immediately involved, feeding his captain. Away Morales goes again, driving at Varane, but he is only able to drill in a cross. With no-one up to support the Levante man, Madrid regroup.
60'
Jason enters the game and replaces E. Boateng.
SUB! Boateng scored the goal for Levante and has been a nuisance throughout, but he's replaced by Jason.
58'
There is a delay before the corner as Navas receives attention, having blocked that shot with his face. It was a vital stop.
Another counter! Lerma loses the ball and Bale is away on the right. Luna's desperate lunge deflects the ball up, allowing Oier to grasp the looping centre.
57'
SAVE! Doucoure blocks again from the corner, then plays a wonderful ball through to Morales. He cannot beat Modric in the area, but the ball drops for Lerma. Navas saves well. Corner to Levante now. Breathless stuff.
56'
BLOCK! Crucial defending! Modric has been superb and his pinpoint pass feeds Carvajal, who in turn tees up Ronaldo. A thunderous drive is blocked by Doucoure. Corner.
55'
Modric picks out Carvajal on the right, but a poor first touch forces the full-back wide and his cross is straight into the grateful arms of Oier.
54'
It's Levante's turn to keep the ball and they do so well, then picking out Luna on the left. A deep cross is nodded back across goal by Coke, but Navas claims.
53'
Ronaldo feigns to shoot and crosses, with Ramos just inches away from the ball. He's offside, though. Good line from Levante.
52'
Ronaldo's strike is again straight at the wall, this time deflecting through for another corner. Madrid go short and Modric eventually wins another free-kick, this one further out, from Boateng.
51'
Lukic brings down Modric, giving Madrid another free-kick on the edge of the area...
50'
Modric's backheel does not find Bale, but the Welshman's running forces Luna to put the ball behind. The corner reaches Marcelo, whose shot is blocked.
49'
Levante are certainly matching Madrid physically right now. They win one free-kick in the midfield and then Ivi goes shoulder to shoulder with Carvajal. Madrid manage to play the ball out.
47'
Rober Pier dallies on the ball in his own area, but Lerma bails his team-mate out and Levante can attack. Lerma then gets forward to meet Morales' pass, shooting into a defender. Good work.
46'
KICK-OFF: Madrid get us started again in Valencia.
Levante are looking to start the second half as they ended the first, with Ivi shooting off target. Madrid need to rediscover their earlier rhythm.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: Levante 1 Madrid 1
45'
The corner is cleared, but Madrid struggle to move the ball quickly on the break and Lerma dives into the challenge. Levante are moving forward again...
Ivi and Luna link up well on the left, but Bale is again there. Levante are on top as the half comes to a close.
44'
Levante are on the front foot now. Morales beats Marcelo, with Casemiro forced to concede a corner.
42'
E. Boateng has scored a goal for Levante!
GOAL! Levante equalise against the run of play! Morales streaks away from Ramos, forcing Navas into a good stop. The ball runs kindly for Boateng, though, and he calmly rolls a finish beyond the goalkeeper. 1-1.
41'
Levante attack down the left for the first time, but Bale shows great determination to get back at Luna and block the cross. Madrid come away with the ball once more.
40'
Ronaldo is yet to really trouble Oier, barring that offside effort, and he is now denied as he fouls Postigo in the area. The defender does well.
39'
High and wide! Ramos dashes forward up the left and gives the ball away, allowing Lerma to step in. He feeds Ivi and, 25 yards from goal, the shot is a poor one.
38'
Ronaldo gets in on the left and forces a smart low stop from Oier, but the flag is up. It's a good call.
37'
Bale's pass is cut out and Lukic does really well to keep possession for Levante, but the hosts are simply too slow in possession and Madrid have men there quickly. The ball is soon back with the visitors.
36'
Madrid probe again. Casemiro attempts to lift a pass into Bale, but he can only pick out a Levante defender in the area.
34'
There is no way out for Levante. They win the ball from Ronaldo, through Coke, after a fine Madrid move, but then the hosts too quickly allow Kroos to have the ball back.
33'
Lerma tackles Benzema, allowing Morales to take up possession and feed Boateng. He lays the ball off to Ivi and goes for the return, but a shove in the back of Ramos halts that move.
32'
SAVE! Awful from Oier! Kroos curls a shot towards the bottom-right corner, but the goalkeeper cannot gather the ball and Ronaldo is there. Oier just about blocks the rebound at close range. this has been a poor start from the former Barcelona man.
31'
Marcelo continues to struggle with Morales, but Kroos is across to make a challenge and Madrid can continue to ping passes between the Levante players. The champions, after a nervy start, are dominant.
30'
Oier's kicking has been poor so far and his latest effort drops at Casemiro's feet, some 60 yards from goal. He attempts to lob the goalkeeper, but his shot drops some way wide of the target.
29'
Benzema has been superb on the left-hand side. He plays a give-and-go with Marcelo, running onto the return pass but failing to find a way past Oier from a tight angle.
28'
Barring that break following the free-kick, it has been all Madrid since the goal. Marcelo crosses and Oier claims ahead of Bale.
26'
Ivi López gets yellow.
YELLOW! Ivi goes into the book as he steps on Carvajal's right foot. The Madrid man is quickly back on his feet.
25'
Frantic! Ronaldo's free-kick is blocked and Levante counter. Ramos misses a challenge, Marcelo misses his kick and the hosts make it as far as the Madrid penalty area. Modric finally retrieves possession.
24'
Boateng fouls Casemiro, and Madrid have a free-kick around 25 yards from goal. Ronaldo is over it...
23'
Modric plays a pass into Bale in the area, but his touch is poor and he is forced wide to Carvajal. Levante deal with the cross.
22'
In comes the free-kick, with Ramos' protestations finally subsiding, and the Madrid man clears ahead of Boateng.
21'
Sergio Ramos gets yellow.
YELLOW! Ramos jumps with Boateng, pushing an elbow towards the forward. The referee whistles and then, as Ramos appeals, goes for the yellow card.
19'
Bale is switching from right to left and left to right. He runs at the Levante defence, but a vital touch sends the ball off the winger and behind.
18'
Madrid are moving the ball superbly now, with Carvajal playing a couple of lovely passes from the right. The visitors continue to come forward.
CHANCE! Wonderful play! Marcelo threads Bale through and his first-time cross is pinpoint for Ronaldo. A lovely first touch draws Oier from his goal line, but Ronaldo then has to turn and attempt a chip over the goalkeeper. He clears the crossbar.
16'
Morales looks to push Madrid back the other way. He wins a corner from Marcelo on the Levante right...
Benzema clears easily at the near post, and Madrid then clear a second time when Ivi creates a second crossing opportunity. Marcelo has had a mixed start and his wild swipe at the ball requires Ramos to head away.
14'
It's all Madrid now. Benzema is drifting out to the left, allowing Ronaldo to occupy a central position. The former tees up the latter, but his shot is wild. High and wide.
13'
C. Doukouré gets yellow.
YELLOW! Levante are unfortunate to be behind and they're determined not to let the champions out of sight. Doukoure pulls back Benzema and accepts the card.
A very tight offside call denies Benzema a clear sight of goal following Marcelo's pass. He may have been in line with the last man.
11'
Sergio Ramos has scored a goal for Real Madrid! Assist by T. Kroos.
CHANCE! Marcelo is played in by Benzema and he really should do better! There's a deflection, but he shoots well wide. What an opportunity.
The assist goes to Kroos for his corner, but it owes much to Benzema, who lunges for the ball in front of Oier to distract the goalkeeper.
GOAL! Ramos nods Madrid in front with his 50th LaLiga goal for the club! It is a header from some way out following the corner and Oier does not react in time. 0-1.
10'
There are jeers every time Ronaldo has the ball, but that has been a thankfully rare occurrence for the home fans so far.
9'
Boateng jumps for a long ball from the free-kick, but Madrid clear. As they do, the forward drops back to shield his midfield, who are themselves shielding the defence. It works and Lerma wins the ball.
Good play on the Levante right. Oier's clearance had almost fallen for a Madrid forward, but the hosts swiftly attack and Coke slips in Morales. A pass inside finds Lerma, whose shot is blocked. Morales is offside when the ball is nudged back his way.
8'
Levante captain Morales is enjoying himself early on and he wins a foul from Ramos, wrongfooting the Madrid man with a smart touch. No card.
7'
Madrid are belatedly enjoying some possession in the middle of the midfield, Kroos, Modric and Casemiro combining. Levante are working hard to ensure the visitors can make little progress, though.
6'
CHANCE! Modric's cross runs for Ronaldo, who recycles possession back out to the right. Carvajal's centre reaches Marcelo, but he slices over the top. The Brazilian should really have done better.
5'
The next attack comes down the left, but Lerma's poor, tame pass allows Kroos to step in. Madrid need to step up a gear now.
4'
Morales sways this way and that, dancing away from Marcelo, but cannot then find his way past Ramos. The home crowd are up for this and the players are feeding on a positive atmosphere.
3'
Madrid have made a sloppy start. Varane and Kroos contrive to play the ball out of play and Levante can continue their bright early showing with an attack down the right.
Madrid win back possession and move forward with a long ball of their own. A poor defensive header almost allows Benzema in, but he cannot find his feet in the box. Levante clear.
2'
Again Boateng hares after a lofted pass from deep, this time closing down Navas. The goalkeeper does well to play the ball out.
1'
KICK-OFF: Levante get us up and running.
Levante are straight onto the attack, with Boateng harrying Ramos after a long ball. It's a Madrid goal kick.
Hello and welcome to our live text commentary as LaLiga champions Real Madrid head to Levante!
Madrid have rediscovered their best form in their last two league matches, beating Deportivo La Coruna 7-1 and Valencia 4-1, and they can climb above the latter into third with three points here.
Zinedine Zidane's men will fancy their chances against today's opponents, too, with Levante winless in nine.
Let's get the team news from Ciutat Valencia...
Subs: Koke, Erick Cabaco, Jason, Pedro Lopez, Enis Bardhi, Roger Marti, Giampaolo Pazzini.
Levante (4-3-3): Oier Olazabal, Coke, Sergio Postigo, Rober Pier, Antonio Luna, Sasa Lukic, Jefferson Lerma, Cheick Doukoure, Jose Luis Morales, Emmanuel Boateng, Ivi.
Subs: Kiko Casilla, Isco, Nacho, Mateo Kovacic, Lucas Vazquez, Marco Asensio, Theo Hernandez.
Madrid (4-3-3): Keylor Navas, Daniel Carvajal, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Luka Modric, Casemiro, Toni Kroos, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Madrid are at full strength then, with the BBC front line of Bale, Benzema and Cristiano all present. Levante will be up against it here.
If Levante are to have any optimism heading into this game, it may well stem from the 1-1 draw earned at Santiago Bernabeu in September. Vazquez cancelled out Ivi's opener, but Madrid could not force a winner as their title defence faltered early in the season.
That being said, the hosts are 17th in the table and have not won in their last 10 against Madrid. This will be tough.
We're all set for kick-off...
Levante made the early running, but an error from Oier gifted the opener to Ramos and Madrid. The champions then dominated until around the 40-minute mark.
We'll bring you all the action from the second half shortly...
Morales has been the danger man for the hosts, though, and it was no surprise to see the Levante captain involved as Boateng equalised. It was a fine end to the half from Juan Ramon Lopez Muniz's men.
Levante get a well-earned point against the champions - for the second time this season - thanks to Pazzini's equaliser! What a game we have seen in Valencia.
Madrid would have been good value for a half-time lead, with Ramos netting for the visitors, but Boateng's goal sent the sides into the break level.
And Madrid were sure they had won the game for a second time when substitute Isco scored, but Pazzini - himself introduced from the bench - had other ideas and the home fans celebrated the full-time whistle.
That's all from this one. Thanks for joining us and, until next time, goodbye!
Zidane's men stay fourth, missing the chance to leapfrog Valencia, while Levante remain in 17th - now three points clear of the relegation zone.
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