Levante vs Real Madrid Prediction, Betting Tips & Preview

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Joel Amorim Feb 29, 2016 @ 01:23 am

Next Wednesday, 2nd of March 2016, a Real Madrid hurting in their pride will visit the Comunidad Valenciana to measure forces with a relegation threatened Levante at Estadi Ciutat de Valencia for Round 27 of the Spanish Liga BBVA.

After hammering Getafe one week ago, Levante failed to put an end to Villarreal’s splendid moment of form and ended up being sinked by the Submarino Amarillo in the Comunidad Valenciana derby last Sunday’s morning. In the match that represented the return of Giuseppe Rossi to El Madrigal, it was Leo Baptistão’s early goal that dictated the pace and the outcome. The home side hammered Levante by 3-0 and pushed Les Granotes to the last place of La Liga’s table, with just 20 points from 26 matches.

Levante didn’t have the best of days at El Madrigal last Sunday as the team failed to withstand Villarreal’s attacking game flow. To make things worst for them, their captain, David Navarro, was sent off early in the second half and he will miss last Wednesday’s clash against Real Madrid. The Spanish defender Pedro López, who is still recovering from a knee injury, will also miss out there.

As for Real Madrid, after last weekend’s draw at La Rosaleda against Málaga, Los Blancos failed once again to claw the three points after losing el derbi madrileño to their eternal rivals, Atlético, last time out. Zinedine Zidane’s men put up a very pale performance and weren’t able to dismount Atlético’s highly structured strategy. A single goal by the usual suspect Antoine Griezmann early after the break dictated the match outcome and imposed Real Madrid their fourth defeat in 26 matches so far this season.

At the end of the match, Zidane admitted that the title race was over for Real Madrid and that the club now needs to focus their energy in the UEFA Champions League. Cristiano Ronaldo, on the other hand, caused a stir after claiming that if all his teammates were as good as him, the club would be in the first place of the table by now.

There are plenty of dark clouds above Santiago Bernabéu’s skies and a win against Levante next time out is almost mandatory in order to wipe this turmoil away. For that particular match, Zidane will not be able to rely on the contribution of Sergio Ramos and Daniel Carvajal, who are both currently suspended. Gareth Bale, Benzema and Marcelo, who are still recovering from their respective injuries, will also miss out there.

Levante

Stats: W-1 L-4 D-0

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Real Madrid

Stats: W-3 L-2 D-1

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Possible Line-ups

Levante (4-3-3) - Marino - Lerma - Medjani - Feddal - Toño - Simão - Verdu - Verza - Morales - Rossi - Deyverson

Real Madrid (4-3-3) – Navas - Danilo - Pepe - Varane - Nacho - Kroos - Modric - Kovacic - Ronaldo - James - Isco

Injury List / Suspended Players

Levante - Pedro Lopez (inj) - David Navarro (sus)

Real Madrid - Bale (inj) - Marcelo (inj) - Benzema (inj) - Sergio Ramos (sus) - Carvajal (sus)

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League Positions