LaLiga: Real Madrid vs Levante Player Rating as the match went into a thrilling draw at Ciudad de Valencia.


LaLiga: Real Madrid vs Levante Player Rating as the match went into a thrilling draw at Ciudad de Valencia.

LaLiga: Real Madrid vs Levante Player

Valencia witnessed one of the most exhilarating draws in this year’s LaLiga. The mighty Real Madrid team were facing off against Levante at Ciudad de Valencia. The battle started with the favorites scoring in the fifth minute of the match. Gareth Bale came storming in to put one in the back of the net to keep Real Madrid in front. After the perfect start, Madrid conceded a minute into the second half and Levante were back into the match with the scoresheet reading 1-1.

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Shortly after the equalizer, José Campaña made it 2-1 for Levante and stunned the Madrid defense unit. The match kept slipping away from the hands of Real Madrid and then came in the super substitute, Vinícius Júnior. He came in and scored the equalizer for his side which was met with the third Levante goal, courtesy of Rober Pier.

Madrid couldn’t have been kept out of action as Vinícius scored his second to complete his brace in the 85th minute. After the match witnessed six fantastic goals, the game ended in a thrilling draw. It was an exciting contest as Levante stunned Real Madrid to share a point each.

Let’s have a look at how the players performed in this staggering draw.

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Real Madrid

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Real Madrid

Thibaut Courtois (GK) (5.7/10) : Couldn’t have asked for a more competitive time in the centre than today’s game. However, Courtois conceded three goals in quick succession which tormented the morale of his team.

Lucas Vázquez (6.4/10) : Lucas had a terrible outing against Levante. He was unable to make accurate passes while also giving away the possession as many as 17 times in the match. He was later subbed in the 65th minute.

Éder Militão (6.8/10) : Militão had a busy time as he made some of the best tackles to keep the ball away from the box. He made as many as four clearances and won three interceptions. However, he failed at winning ariel or ground duels and did earn a yellow card for committing a foul.

David Alaba (7/10) : Alaba is one of the newest signings to Real Madrid and he did a decent job in this goalscoring encounter. He did great with defending but did lose possession of the ball on fifteen occasions. He looked very confident at winning ground duels.

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Nacho Fernandez (6.7/10) : Nacho was unbreakable when it came to ground duels. It was difficult to get past him and he did make three good clearances to keep the morale up for his team.

Federico Valverde (6.5/10) : Valverde has been one of the key players for Madrid in LaLiga. He had an opportunity at goal on two occasions but was off target on both of them. He did lose possession very often but did a fine job in other departments.

Casemiro (7.9/10) : Casemiro was to be witnessed across the entire field as he had a busy time creating chances and opportunities for the forwards to capitalise while also having a good time defending. He succeeded in providing an assist to Vinícius to get the all-important equaliser. He also had a shy at goal but was way off target.

Isco (7.2/10) : Isco did an exceptional job making the most clean passes. He had a shy at goal but was way off target. He also blocked two incoming shots in the box and won as many as ten ground duels against Levante forwards. Although he was the centre of attraction for being fouled thrice.

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Gareth Bale (7.1/10) : Bale was on song and looked to catch up on good pace as soon as the game began. His confidence was at it’s peak and he took advantage of it to provide Real Madrid with their opening goal in just the fifth minute of the match.

Karim Benzema (7.4/10) : The captain had the best time on field, having assisted two out of the three goals in a nerve wrecking draw. The first came with Bale and the second with Vinícius. Surprisingly, he did find himself being offside on four occasions.

Eden Hazard (7.1/10) : Hazard had a decent match overall. He looked in good shape and was handling the ball without any hesitation. Eden had played a total of 59 minutes before being subbed by Vinícius.

Substitutes

Real Madrid

Vinícius Júnior (8/10) : The super substitute left everyone speechless as he walked in the 59th minute replacing Eden Hazard and produced magic. He scored two goals in quick succession to help Madrid get a hard-working draw.

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Daniel Carvajal (6.6/10) : Carvajal replaced Lucas Vázquez in the 65th minute. He had missed a big opportunity at goal which probably could’ve done the trick for Real Madrid. Otherwise, he had a decent game.

Luka Jović (6.3/10) : Luka managed to get himself an eight minute play in the match. In that he found a good shy at goal but was denied by Aitor. He also blocked an incoming shot from a Levante forward to keep the scoreboard intact.

Marco Asensio (6.6/10) : Asensio replaced Isco in the 59th minute as well but didn’t have the best impact on the team’s progress in the match. Although, he did make a fair few successful tackle and also won a couple interceptions.

Rodrygo (7/10) : Rodrygo replaced Bale in the 59th minute But couldn’t make much of an impact in the 31 minutes he got. He won an interception and a few ground duels but nothing that helped Madrid create big chances upfront.

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Levante

Levante

Aitor Fernández (GK) (5.7/10) : Not often when you see a goalkeeper getting a Red card. He was handed one for making a professional handball in the 87th minute. He had already conceded three goals, two in quick succession and the redcard made his day go from bad to worse.

Jorge Miramón (6.6/10) : Jorge was one of the better defenders in today’s game as it was a strong Real Madrid attack, going at it. Jorge made three excellent clearances, blocked an incoming shot at goal while winning a standalone interception.

Rúben Vezo (6.3/10) : Vezo had a decent game but was seen to be struggling with holding the ball on numerous occasions. A slight error in judgement from him lead to giving Madrid the advantage in the game.

Rober Pier (7.9/10) : Pier was certainly the man of the hour for Levante. While defending, he made a total of nine clearances and won three excellent tackles. He also blocked three good-looking shots away from his goal. To add onto that, he had a 100% record at Ariel and ground duels while scoring the third goal to put Levante in the lead.

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Carlos Clerc (6.2/10) : It was indeed a very busy day at work for the Levante defenders as they’d a lot of attempts at goal. Carlos managed to divert a shot away from goal and made four important clearances. He had a decent game but did put in the hardwork to keep the match alive.

Gonzalo Melero (7.2/10) : Melero had assisted the first equaliser goal to Roger, a minute into second-half. He did an all-round job as he did make a few clearances and took on the Real Madrid challenges with ease.

Nemanja Radoja (6.6/10) : It was a tough match for Nemanja as he seemed to be struggling against the challenges thrown at him by Madrid. Despite that, he did a decent job at defending.

José Campaña (6.5/10) : José Campaña gave Levante the advantage by scoring a magnificent goal off Jorge de Frutos’ assist. He however did a disappointing job at keeping possession as he gave away as many as 15 balls.

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Jorge de Frutos (6.8/10) : Before being subbed in the 86th minute, Jorge had a good match. He made a valuable assist to help Levante get a goal and keep them in lead. However, he lost possession multiple times.

José Luis Morales (6.2/10) : The captain had a terrible outing as he failed to win any challenges thrown at him. He had a shy at goal but was way off target. Overall, a below par game for Morales.

Roger Martí (7.2/10) : Before being replaced in the 67th minute, Roger had a fantastic time in the middle. He scored a goal off one of the shots he had at goal. The other was completely off target.

Substitutes

Levante

Pablo Martinez (6.2/10) : Pablo replaced Melero in the 66th minute but found himself with as many as 11 touches in the next 24 minutes. He didn’t win a single duel and the possession kept favouring Real Madrid.

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Mickaël Malsa (7.3/10) : Malsa replaced goalscorer Roger and made his way out in the middle. In the 23rd minutes he played, he created a big chance at goal but failed to capitalise.

Enis Bardhi (6.2/10) : It was a below average performance as to what we witnessed in this match. Enis found difficulty in winning attack battles while also failing to make any impact to the scoreline.

Alejandro Cantero (6.2/10) : Cantero replaced Morales to play for the remaining 11 minutes that remained. Cantero, however, didn’t get any sort of opportunities to get the ball moving and didn’t get to be too involved.

Enric Franquesa (6.5/10) : Enric was subbed in the 86th minute replacing Frutos. Although, Enric didn’t have much to work with on field as he watched the match go into a nail biting draw. He did commit a foul though and gave away the ball just once.

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