Real 1-2 Levante: Lopetegui's side go 5 games without win with worst scoreless record

A match full of drama at the Santiago Bernabeu ends with Real Madrid suffering another defeat. They are now five games without a win in all competitions, their worst run since May 2009 when Juande Ramos was sacked. 

Match Events

6' GOAL! Real Madrid 0-1 Levante (Morales)

GOAL! 1-0 Levante! Postigo plays a direct ball forward through to Morales and Varane completely misjudges the pass. The forward's first touch is superb to flick the ball around Courtois before smashing home into the empty net.

13' Penalty Goal! Real Madrid 0-2 Levante (Marti)

GOAL! 2-0 Levante! Marti steps up and dispatches the penalty into the right-hand corner beyond the reach of Courtois, who dives the right way.

17' Asensio's goal disallowed for his handball

GOAL! Casemiro rises to head Isco's corner at goal and it clatters down off the crossbar before being poked home by Asensio. However, VAR is coming into play once again.

22' SAVE! Oier denies Ramos' header

SAVE! Isco's corner causes problems for the Levante defence once again as Casemiro heads it into the six-yard box where Ramos flicks it on but Oier makes a superb point-blank save to tip the ball over the bar.

33' CLOSE! Mariano's header hits the bar

OFF THE BAR! Isco whips another dangerous corner into the area where Mariano smashes a header against the bar. Vazquez then whips a cross into the middle where Oier is called into action to prevent Casemiro's header from bouncing over the line.

42' OFFSIDE! Rochina's goal disallowed

Just a few minutes of regulation time left at the end of the first half but there is likely to be a large chunk added on due to the two VAR decisions.

50' CHANCE! Modric's shot wide out

Levante are putting a lot of men behind the ball in the opening exchanges as they aim to keep the hosts quite. Vazquez is now playing as a wing-back following Odriozola's departure, which leaves a very attacking line-up.

72' GOAL! Real Madrid 1-2 Levante (Marcelo)

GOAL! 2-1! Real Madrid pull one back! Bale's cross floats over the middle to Benzema, who cuts back to Marcelo in the middle. He delays a shot initially to make some room before smashing into the roof of the net.

75' CLOSE! Benzema's shot hits the post

OFF THE POST! Benzema curls for goal from just outside the box and is denied an equaliser by the frame of the goal. Ceballos won possession back and played to Marcelo, who flicked the ball back for Benzema to try his luck.

Match Report

Julen Lopetegui looks to be on the brink of being sacked as Real Madrid head coach after a shock 2-1 home defeat to Levante extended the European champions' abysmal run of form.

The Madrid boss made five changes on Saturday in a bid to end a run of four games without a win or a goal.

But Jose Luis Morales and a Roger Marti penalty put Levante two up inside 13 minutes in a dramatic match that included three VAR reviews.

Line-ups

Real Madrid XI: Sergio Ramos, L. Modrić, Marcelo, T. Courtois, Casemiro, Isco, R. Varane, Lucas Vázquez, M.Díaz, Álvaro Odriozola, Marco Asensio

Subs: Benzema, Bale, T. Kroos, K. Navas, Nacho, Ceballos, Sergio Reguilón

Levante XI: Rubén Rochina, Oier , Postigo, Toño, J.Campaña, Martí, Morales, Jason, Cabaco, Bardhi, Rober

Subs: P.López, Aitor Fernández, Doukouré, C.Rodríguez, M. Simon, R. Dwamena, E.Boateng