Madrid break quickly on the counter and Mariano is played in on the edge of the box. He steps away from Postigo before hitting the shot but he sends his effort just wide of the near post.
90' +1
It's Bardhi that steps up to take the free-kick for Levante and he curls his shot down the middle. It's straight at the wall though and it's Varane that heads it away for Madrid.
90'
Casemiro gets yellow.
Casemiro is shown a yellow card for the challenge on Rochina and Levante have a free-kick just outside the box.
89'
Clerc easily steps away from Arribas on the left and squares it to Radoja on the edge of the box. He lays it off to Rochina and Casemiro brings him down before he can set himself for a shot.
87'
Madrid are seeing more of the ball again at the moment, but they just can't find a way through midfield. Casemiro tries to pick out Arribas with a throughball, but Duarte steps across him and comes away with it.
85'
Vezo almost plays his side into trouble as his short pass into Radoja is short and he's being closed down by Vinicius. The defender reacts quickly though and manages to clear his line before Vinicius can intercept it.
83'
Rúben Vezo enters the game and replaces Roger.
Levante are making a change as well and it's Vezo that's coming on for Roger.
82'
Sergio Arribas enters the game and replaces Marco Asensio.
M. Díaz enters the game and replaces K. Benzema.
Double change for Madrid as they look to get back into this game. Asension is taken off, with Arribas on for him.
Benzema also makes way, with Mariano on in his place.
80'
Levante are happy to just keep the ball in their own half at the moment. Madrid aren't closing them down as quickly as before and the visitors aren't in any rush to move upfield.
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78'
Roger has scored a goal for Levante! Assist by E. Bardhi.
The corner was taken short to Bardhi and then he played a one-two with Clerc to open up the space to drill his cross into the box.
LEVANTE LEAD! None of the Madrid defenders were picking up Roger from the corner and he has time to control Bardhi's cross, turn and hit the shot on the volley. Courtois sees it late and it nestles into the back of the net. 2-1 Levante!
76'
Dani Gómez enters the game and replaces José Luis Morales.
Another change for Levante now and it's the goal scorer, Morales, that's being taken off, with Gomez on for him.
74'
There's a half-hearted shout for a penalty from Odriozola after he goes to ground in the box under a challenge from Melero. There was nothing in it though and the referee points for a corner.
72'
Gonzalo Melero gets yellow.
Melero pushes into Mendy to stop his run down the right and earns himself a yellow card.
70'
Mendy loses the ball to Melero and he drills a low cross into Bardhi on the edge of the box. He dribbles past Casemiro before being blocked off by Varane and Courtois is quickly off his line to make the clearance.
68'
Levante's passing is letting them down in the final third at the moment as Morales tries to push forward down the left again. He's looking for Melero at the near post, but he overhits it and Madrid clear their lines.
66'
Bardhi plays a good one-two with Morales as he cuts into the box from the left to create more space. The substitute squares it to Roger in the middle, but he can't control it and the offside flag goes up against him.
64'
Penalty saved by T. Courtois!
IT'S SAVED! Roger steps up to take the penalty for Levante and he goes to Courtois' left and tries to lift it over the keeper, but he gets a strong hand to it to push it away. He kept one foot on the line when the penalty was struck and it'll stand! Still 1-1!
It was a good strike by Roger, but the penalty was too low which made it easier for Courtois to get to.
60'
Vinícius Júnior enters the game and replaces E. Hazard.
Rochina enters the game and replaces M. Malsa.
E. Bardhi enters the game and replaces Sergio León.
First change for Madrid now and it's Hazard that's making way for Vinicius.
There's a double change for Levante as well and Leon is coming off, with Bardhi on for him.
Malsa is also making way, with Rochina replacing him.
58'
It's patient play from Madrid at the moment as they play out from the back and try to get in behind Levante. Modric makes a good run through the middle before laying it off to Odriozola, but his cross is cleared by Postigo.
54'
Asensio lay the ball off to Benzema on the left of the box and he sets himself to shoot, but it's a poor effort from him. He ends up squaring it back across the goal and Duarte clears it.
52'
Levante are on the attack again and Clerc plays a good throughball into Roger on the left. He makes a driving run down the wing, but can't get away from Odriozola to get his cross into the box.
50'
M. Malsa gets yellow.
Malsa completely misses the ball and takes out Modric to earn the first yellow card of the game.
48'
Madrid don't deal with the corner into the box and Radoja volleys it back into the middle from the far post. Leon heads it on, but can't direct it on target and his second attempt is blocked by Kroos.
46'
Levante get us back underway for the second half!
45' +2
HALF-TIME: REAL MADRID 1-1 LEVANTE.
44'
Levante's corner is played to Duarte at the far post and he heads the ball back across goal to Radoja in the middle. He hits the shot on the volley, but Casemiro is there to block it from close range.
42'
Benzema starts the move for Madrid on the right wing before he drifts into the box to get on the end of Modric's cross. He's under pressure from Duarte though and the defender gets a touch on it to take it off the Frenchman.
40'
It's a great run from Odriozola down the right and the Levante defenders can't get close to him. It's a poor cross into the box at the end of it though and an easy clearance for Fernandez.
38'
Morales is still being given a lot of space down the left and he touches it onto Leon, who's making the overlapping run. He cuts inside to get into the box, but Courtois is quickly off his line to sweep the ball away from him.
34'
Levante win the ball back quickly from the restart and they're on the attack again. Melero drops back to open up the space for Miramon, but he overruns the ball and ends up giving away a free-kick after catching Mendy.
32'
José Luis Morales has scored a goal for Levante! Assist by Jorge Miramón.
LEVANTE EQUALISE! Morales is in space on the left of the box and Miramon's cross bounces just in front of him before he hits the shot first time. He sends it back across goal and Courtois can't stop it from hitting the back of the net. 1-1!
It's a great cross from Miramon on the right that catches out the Madrid defenders and lands perfectly for Morales to hit.
31'
Levante are still finding a lot of space down Madrid's right and Morales pushes forward once again. He's looking for Leon at the far post, but there's not enough on the cross and Courtois intercepts it.
29'
Morales makes a driving run down the left and does well to get away from Mendy. He squares it to Roger in the middle, but he can't turn away from Varane to get a shot away.
25'
Melero nicks the ball off Mendy and threads the ball into Roger on the right. He cuts inside the box and squares his cross into the middle from the byline, but Courtois gets down quickly to push it away.
23'
Melero has space to run into down the right and he curls a good cross into the far post. Roger rises highest to get on the end of it but doesn't make enough contact with the ball and it bounces wide of the target.
21'
Madrid are still seeing a lot of the ball in Levante's half, but they're struggling to get into the final third at the moment. Benzema dribbles past Miramon, but his cross is blocked by Postigo ahead of Asensio.
19'
Morales has a lot of space down the left and he whips a dangerous ball into the six-yard box. It's over Roger and Varane gets just enough on it to take it past the far post and away from Leon.
17'
It's patient play from Levante to get in behind Madrid and into the final third, but Leon is forced wide when he's picked out by Melero. He tries to swing a cross into the box, but Mendy gets over quickly to block it.
15'
Madrid break on the counter-attack again and Hazard has switched out to the right to get on the ball. He has a lot of support up with him in the box, but he can't find a way past Clerc and he's forced to go backwards.
13'
Marco Asensio has scored a goal for Real Madrid! Assist by T. Kroos.
ASENSIO SCORES! It's a great run through Levante's half from Asensio after they break on the counter and the defenders can't get back to him. He hits his shot across goal from the edge of the box and finds the far bottom corner. 1-0 Madrid!
Mendy cleared the ball to Kroos and he played in Asensio with a great pass with the outside of his boot to set up the goal.
12'
There are some complaints from the Madrid players as they think they should have a free-kick after Modric was brought down just outside the box. There's not much in it though and the referee waves the claims away.
10'
Levante won a free-kick just on the edge of the area for Militao's challenge and it's Leon that takes it. He curls his shot over the wall towards the near bottom corner, but Courtois gets down to save it.
9'
Éder Militão goes off after a red card!
MADRID DOWN TO 10 MEN! After a VAR review, the referee goes back over to Militao and the decision for a yellow has been overturned and he's shown a straight red instead for denying a goal-scoring opportunity.
6'
Hazard makes a driving run to the edge of the box from his own half before squaring the ball to Benzema on the left of the area. He hits the shot first time, but it's blocked by Postigo.
4'
Benzema drops deep and then makes a great run through Levante's half, taking on three of their players to get into space on the right. He cuts it back from the byline, but a deflection helps it into Fernandez's gloves.
2'
Roger wins the ball back in midfield and he touches it onto Radoja, who tries to lift a pass over the top to pick out Leon's run. There's not enough on the pass though, and Varane cuts it out.
1'
Benzema gets the game underway for Madrid!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the LaLiga meeting between Real Madrid and Levante at the Alfredo Di Stefano!
Madrid are looking to close the gap to Atletico Madrid at the top of the table with a win today and come into today unbeaten in their last nine league games (W7 D2), winning all four of their home games in that run. They face a Levante side that have only lost one of their previous 11 games in all competitions and haven't lost any of their last six outings (W3 D3).
REAL MADRID STARTING XI (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois; Alvaro Odriozola, Eder Militao, Raphael Varane, Ferland Mendy; Luka Modric, Casemiro, Toni Kroos; Marco Asensio, Karim Benzema, Eden Hazard.
REAL MADRID SUBS: Isco, Vinicius Junior, Victor Chust, Marcelo, Diego Altube, Mariano, Andriy Lunin, Sergio Arribas, Antonio Blanco.
LEVANTE STARTING XI (4-4-2): Aitor Fernandez, Jorge Miramon, Oscar Duarte, Sergio Postigo, Carlos Clerc; Gonzalo Melero, Mickael Malsa, Nemanja Radoja, Jose Luis Morales; Sergio Leon, Roger Marti.
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away.
Lopez will be pleased with how his side responded to going a goal down as they've had the better opportunities since. He'll expect them to take advantage of their extra player after the break and pick up where they left off. Madrid started brightly but struggled to get forward as the half went on, so they'll want to see an improvement in the second half.
That loss ends a run of nine unbeaten in the league for Madrid and they stay second, seven points behind rivals Atletico. They'll be hoping to bounce back against Huesca next time out. Levante move up to ninth in the table, extending their unbeaten run to seven. Their attention now turns to their Copa del Rey quarter-final against Villarreal.
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