Levante vs. Real Madrid: Odds, Preview, Live Stream, TV Info
Real Madrid will aim to return to winning ways in La Liga on Sunday, when they travel to the Estadi Ciutat de Valencia to take on Levante.
Los Blancos suffered a 2-1 defeat to Girona last time out, which dented their title ambitions and left them nine points behind leaders Barcelona after 24 games.
Levante come into the game fresh from a 4-1 win over Celta Vigo and will be hoping to complete a league double over Los Blancos.
Paco Lopez's side won 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu in La Liga in October thanks to goals from Jose Luis Morales and Roger Marti.
Time: 7:45 p.m. (GMT)/2:45 a.m. (ET)
Date: Sunday, February 24
TV Info: BeIN Sports (U.S.), ITV4 (UK)
Live Stream: Eleven Sports (UK), BeIN Sports Connect (U.S.), fuboTV (U.S.)
Odds: Levante win: 17-4, Real Madrid win: 8-15, draw: 15-4
Odds according to Oddschecker.
Match Preview
Levante have had an inconsistent season, but their victory over Real Madrid and a win against Barcelona in the first leg of their Copa del Rey round-of-16 clash shows they can cause the top teams problems.
Their big weakness is their defence. The Frogs have the joint-worst record in Spain's top flight, having conceded 43 goals.
Going forward, it's a different story entirely, as only Barcelona, Real Madrid and Sevilla have outscored Levante in La Liga.
Marti has nine goals, while Morales has eight, and they will look to cause Real Madrid problems at the back.
Football writer Simon Harrison highlighted the other threats the hosts possess:
Levante will fancy their chances of taking something against a Real Madrid side that has leaked goals away from home.
Santiago Solari's men have conceded 22 on their travels this season and have not kept a clean sheet in a league match on the road since the start of December.
Real Madrid's defeat to Girona halted an impressive run of five straight La Liga wins. Captain Sergio Ramos was sent off against Eusebio Sacristan's men, meaning he will be suspended for the trip to Levante.
Solari must also decide whether to continue with Marcelo in defence. The Brazilian was poor against Girona, and according to statistician Mister Chip, Los Blancos have a better record with Sergio Reguilon in the team (h/t journalist Dermot Corrigan):
Sunday's game comes before some vital fixtures for Real Madrid. They face two games against Barcelona, in the Copa del Rey and La Liga, and then take on Ajax in the UEFA Champions League.
Levante have proved they can be awkward opponents who can't be taken lightly, but Madrid must win to keep their faint title hopes alive and will want to head into an important week on a high.
