Real Madrid 3-2 Levante: 5 Talking Points and Tactical Analysis | La Liga 2019/20

#3 Levante learn from their first-half mistakes

Levante improved massively in the second half

Levante started the game on the front foot and looked to take the attack to the home side. However, minutes into the match, they began retreating, due to a combination of Real Madrid’s burgeoning stature in the encounter and the visitors’ decision to take a step back.

Thus, in the first quarter of the game, Levante had somehow managed to impress everyone with their bravery while they also left several perplexed when they adopted a different approach.

Unsurprisingly, they went a goal down as they surrendered the head of steam generated in the opening few minutes.

Thereafter, they contrived to concede two more as they went into the break staring at a three-goal deficit.

However, after the restart, Levante showcased the intent they had portrayed earlier in the game, meaning they established more of a foothold.

Subsequently, they pulled a goal back through Borja four minutes into the second period.

In sync with the aforementioned brand of football, they carved out a few other chances for themselves and eventually halved the arrears in the 75th minute.

Moreover, they could’ve salvaged a point had they finished off a set-piece in the dying minutes of the game.

A match that started so promisingly for Levante ultimately left them empty-handed. And while Real Madrid were quite brilliant during the first period, the away side, in light of their circumspect approach, provided the hosts with the ideal platform to surge ahead.