The Levante UD managed to leave the Real Valladolid with a draw and positive sensations.
The Levante UD managed to leave the Real Valladolid with a draw and positive sensations. The visit to the second-best home team ended in a tie, allowing Levante to maintain a favorable goal difference against another top team in the standings.
Both teams engaged in a first half of high intensity, maintaining a fast pace and creating opportunities. In the early minutes, Levante played in the opponent's half, seeking ways to penetrate the defense. Attempts by Fabrício and Pablo Martínez, the latter from a free-kick, failed to find the net. Despite Levante's efforts and good gameplay, the first clear chance of the match came from Monchu, whose shot hit the crossbar. Levante responded immediately with a Fabrício incursion into the box, but his shot hit the side-netting. Both teams started to threaten each other's goals, trying to break the deadlock before halftime. For the home side, Sylla had a shot cleared off the line by Dela, and Negredo missed a one-on-one opportunity saved by Andrés Fernández. On Levante's side, Fabrício and Rober Ibáñez tried their luck, with the latter's shot narrowly missing the left post.
After the break, Levante continued to push for a goal, with Andrés García delivering a cross from the right that Tárrega headed out for a corner. Pablo Martínez also attempted to find the net from a corner, but no one managed to connect with the ball as it rolled across the goalmouth. Roger Brugué and Fabrício combined well to threaten the opposition's goal. However, Fabrício's shot went wide. Despite Levante's efforts, they couldn't capitalize on their chances to take the lead. In the final minutes, Andrés Fernández made a crucial save from Biuk's shot, and Fabrício had a goal disallowed for offside, denying Levante the victory.