Hajar Levante Promotion Team 4-1 Real Madrid Unwavering at the Top of the Table
JAKARTA - Real Madrid maintained a brilliant record by winning in the Spanish La Liga competition. This time, Madrid beat the promotion team Levante 4-1 in a match at the Ciutat de Valencia Stadium, Wednesday, September 24, 2025 early morning WIB. The victory made Madrid's position at the top of the standings unshakable.
Madrid did not encounter any significant obstacles when playing midweek matches. In the duel against Levante who returned to the highest echelon of Spanish football, Madrid won convincingly.
Hasl made Madrid maintain a 100% winning record. The team coached by Xabi Alonso became the only team to always win the match so they reaped 18 points.
This impressive achievement makes Madrid even stronger to occupy the throne of the standings. Now, Los Blancos are back five points ahead of Barcelona who are in second place.
Barca themselves will only play against Real Oviedo, Thursday, September 25, 2025 early morning WIB.
Meanwhile, Levante, who has only once won a victory, is still struggling at the bottom. They are in 16th place with four points. Levante is two strips above the relegation zone and is only two points ahead of Real Sociedad, which is in 18th place or in the red zone.
In the duel, Alonso again changed the composition of the players. In the previous match, forward Kylian Mbappe duet with young striker Gonzalo Garcia.
Now, he is serving as a center forward. With being the spearhead of the team, Mbappe is supported by Vinicius Junior, Arda Guler and Franco Mastantuono. This young Argentine star, who was once doubted, began to confirm his position as one of Alonso's mainstays.
Appearing at the opponent's home, Madrid still showed dominance over their opponents. Their offensive game forced Levante to defend more. Moreover, Madrid is superior in ball possession.
However, Madrid had to wait until the 28th minute to break the Levante goal. Vinicius Jr broke the deadlock after completing captain Federico Valverde's assist to defeat USA goalkeeper Mathew Ryan.
The 1-0 advantage made Los Merengues more aggressive in pressing the opponent. They continued to play offensively which eventually could increase the lead.
This time, Vinicius Jr gave an assist and was completed by Mastantuono via a close-range shot in the 38th minute.
The score changed 2-0 for Madrid. There were no additional goals and Levante still could not break through the Madrid defense which was led by Alvaro Carreras and Raul Asencio. The score remained until halftime.
Entering the second half, Levante changed the game to equalize the opponent. The attack of the team coached by Julian Calero had forced the Madrid defense line to work hard.
The host's efforts did bear fruit when Etta Eyong's header broke into the Madrid goal in the 54th minute. The goal made the match start to get fierce because it changed the score to 2-1.
However, Madrid continued to play pressing and regained control of the game. As a result, Mbappe immediately scored a brace in just two minutes which solidified Madrid's victory.
Mbappe's first goal came from the penalty spot after he was brought down by Unai Elgezabal in the penalty area. The referee reviewed the incident via VAR before confirming his decision on the penalty. Mbappe completed the execution with a panenka kick in the 64th minute.
Not long after or two minutes later, the captain of the French national team increased Madrid's lead. He welcomed Guler's assist to change the score to 4-1.
The goal confirmed Mbappe as the league's top scorer after collecting seven goals. The score remained until the end of the match.