Levante vs Real Madrid 4/10/2020 La Liga

[Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] and welcome to the estadio ciudad de valencia with its capacity of 26 000 it dates back to 1969. my name is derek ray and i'm joined for commentary by lee dixon i'm looking forward to bringing you action from the spanish top flight la liga it's levante facing real madrid hi derek thank you well both managers will be reminding their players how important it is to start off the game really quickly really attack the opposition put them on the back foot see what comes of that hopefully we get a good game well that's one for them to pursue and how about that for reflex action perfect perfect goalkeeping he waited he waited then look at him spring played into the center of the box [Applause] and now the starting eleven for levante pretty well balanced this formation lee yeah it can be a 4-2-3-1 in the offensive mode but it can also go back to a 4-5-1 when you're defending the lone striker will be supported by the three just behind him especially the number 10 will be given a free roll options in the center [Applause] splendid defending and it needed to be and let's dissect the real madrid side tebow courageous the belgian will be in goal fedor mendy plays with alvaro audrey osola in the fullback positions and they line up with just the one striker looking to do a bit of damage [Applause] [Applause] promising sequence but he knows he can do a lot better on the shooting front well how many times has he had that chance in training and scored on that occasion all over the place morales ball lost and providing width [Applause] and a very good challenge [Applause] it might be on for them can't miss surely always going to be the goalkeeper's ball it might be perfectly set up for the counter attack you know can they get themselves in front here not a very complicated catch for the keeper and it looked like open road for them but up a dead end campal gonna be breathing a sigh of relief ball one nice and easy for the keeper modric unable to hang on to the ball an authoritative challenge hey dad midi tau tremblay marco ascencio modric luca jovic read it magnificently and intercepted valverde here is marco ascencio a good and fair challenge tremendous defensive intuition from sergio ramos real madrid moving the ball with purpose what it's got to be almost what you might call a jaw-dropping save oh he's got no right to make that save it's absolutely fantastic well it makes a pretty picture for those photographers behind the goal but i'm not sure he was ever going to score with that bicycle kick well overhead kick looks good not really the option though intelligent threaded pass here [Applause] mayoral looking confident with the ball at his feet and now rodrigo he's enjoying space possession changes hands the interception there modric and now rodrigo passing it around looking for the goal that would put them ahead and a chance for them to nudge in front and the goalkeeper as you would expect once again doing his job yeah that's it his job get behind the ball and save it oh that's an interesting pass nothing in it derek is that just testing each other out tactically it's fascinating who will buckle first head down midi tau the ball with luka modric it's with erdogan tremblay valverde marco ascencio mendy on and on he goes will it be the opening goal due reward for their efforts well they've made the pressure count they really deserve this lead [Applause] well derek take another look at this now there's nothing much really the keeper can do it's good play to get in that position he's not gonna miss from there so underway again with real madrid in front defending to win the ball back morales well they want that equalizer but their passing remains smooth well they get themselves level here really important tackle [Applause] we've had the official word there will be a minimum of two added minutes almost weighing up the opposition with a string of neat passes this might pay dividends goalkeeping of the very highest order oh it was a great shot as well great shot great save well they won't complain about having won the corner and maybe an opportunity to increase their advantage insufficient accuracy as regards the corner a chance then for the respective managers to address their charges it is hard the second half underway here and real madrid with the advantage valverde marco asensio great vision to switch the play [Applause] quick thinking to dispossess his opponents [Applause] good technique displayed well that wasn't a million miles away no he was close it was a decent effort they'll keep plugging away i'm sure federico valverde real madrid have given us away orochina delightful pass there is a very alert goalkeeper for you room to roam for the merengues here calls it back [Applause] and that's an important intervention [Applause] and that came off the defender so it'll be a corner playing it short useful cross towards the near first safe pair of hands did his job an awful lot of green space to run into valverde tremblay luka jovich happy to take on the shots and the conditions look pretty good for the counter attack well not to be in terms of the counter attack what can he do from here and it's a quality pass [Applause] he's got to clatter it away tonyo garcia [Applause] superb defensive judgment to end the attack [Applause] it's with erdogan wonderfully weighted pass [Applause] martin erdogard and now rodrigo well that's very smart defending and now they have the ball again [Applause] rodrigo a wonderful intervention a very good tackle well he's lost the ball teamwork might be the key it's opening up for them promising rodrigo and a foul in the opinion of the referee now what can they do from this free-kick situation prepare to take on the shots almost bewitching in its beauty excellent technique well here we go let's take another look at this what a perfectly hit free kick absolutely no chance for the keeper i don't think well let's take another look at that girl shall we so two nil now real madrid are totally dominating possession and what that does it just relaxes the team if you've got the ball you enjoy the ball and they're turning it into goals as well andre ozola of course tremendous intuition to win it back denisios jr [Applause] canny defending by cross it might be on for them it is a decent looking attack here well that is a defender's job to come to the rescue a good-looking move plenty of players waiting in the middle but he knew he had to get to the ball and he did so a real madrid corner [Applause] corner kick delivery from tony course just couldn't capitalize there that's very effective good high pressing melee ramos completely on top of the situation a nanny on the ball and five minutes to go and you rich now mendy has it given away in a position from which they could potentially do a bit of damage here leon not finished yet not quite yet still excitement left in the game well here it is you have to say they've come under awful lot of pressure today but it's a sucker punch they've gone up the other end and got a well-taken goal well two one it is here just a couple of minutes left for play ramos vinicius junior the referee has decided that two additional minutes are in order well you've got to savor such moments teammate in support and the ball is in the net the crowd have gone crazy and quite rightly so what a finish that is well here it is again it looks a simple goal he gets in a position not that far out from goal but he has to hit the target he does that and he's in the back of the net well that's a tale of four goals in this match now three one it is well that's a splendid piece of [Applause] challenging