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Levante 0-1 Real Madrid
No huge reaction from either side to that goal as Levante overhit a poor cross out of play.
Summary
Bale scores first La Liga goal since September 2019
Levante come back in thrilling second half
Real Madrid won 4-1 in opener at Alaves
Levante drew 1-1 with Cadiz
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Postpublished at 21:10 British Summer Time 22 August 2021
Levante 0-1 Real Madrid
That is Gareth Bale's first La Liga goal since 1 September 2019. That day he scored twice against Villarreal - and was then sent off.
He scored once for Real since then - a cup game against minnows Unionistas in January 2020.
Video Assistant Refereepublished at 21:08 British Summer Time 22 August 2021
Levante 0-1 Real Madrid
There is a VAR check. Was Karim Benzema offside?
VAR says NO HE WASN'T.
THE GOAL STANDS.
GOAL - Levante 0-1 Real Madridpublished at 5 mins
Gareth Bale
Gareth Bale is back!!
Karim Benzema runs onto a long ball over the top on the left wing and runs into the box. A patch of water holds his run up so he cuts it back to Gareth Bale, who slots home with a first-time finish from 14 yards out.
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Levante 0-0 Real Madrid
Three minutes in, the first bit of action. Levante have a corner which they play short and Jose Luis Morales lashes a shot well over the bar from 20 yards.
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Jonny Vegas: The Real Madrid front 3 would look frightening in 2015.
KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min
Levante 0-0 Real Madrid
The game begins.
Postpublished at 20:59 British Summer Time 22 August 2021
Players are out. Almost time for some ball.
Team newspublished at 20:55 British Summer Time 22 August 2021
Levante v Real Madrid (21:00 BST)
Real Madrid make just one change from the opening day - with Isco replacing the injured Luka Modric in midfield.
Gareth Bale keeps his place in a front three with Karim Benzema and Eden Hazard.
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Postpublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 22 August 2021
Real Madrid beat Alaves 4-1 last weekend with Karim Benzema scoring twice.
Benzema then signed a one-year contract extension on Friday, keeping him at the Bernabeu until 2023.
Postpublished at 20:39 British Summer Time 22 August 2021
Levante v Real Madrid (21:00 BST)
Hello and welcome to live text commentary of Real Madrid's La Liga trip to Levante.