Madrid’s Lopetegui Under Pressure Over Loss To Levante

Real Madrid failed to ease the pressure on their coach Julen Lopetegui and instead set the record for the longest goal-drought in the club’s … Continue reading Madrid’s Lopetegui Under Pressure Over Loss To Levante

By Ignatius Igwe

Updated October 20, 2018

Real Madrid’s Spanish midfielder Daniel Ceballos (L) vies with Levante’s Spanish midfielder Jose Campana during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid CF against Levante UD at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on October 20, 2018. GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP

Real Madrid failed to ease the pressure on their coach Julen Lopetegui and instead set the record for the longest goal-drought in the club’s history during a surprise 2-1 defeat by Levante on Saturday.

The defeat means Madrid have now gone five games without a victory as Jose Luis Morales and Roger Marti’s penalty put Levante two up, before Marcelo pulled one back in the second half.

AFP