David Alaba also played as a left-back at Levante and looked unhappy on two goals.
Austria's soccer star David Alaba only scored 3: 3 (1: 0) in the Spanish championship with Real Madrid at Levante on Sunday evening. In a spectacular game after the break, the Madrilenians had to be happy about the one point. Immediately after the break, the hosts made up an early 0: 1 deficit, after the lead they put away the equalizer to 2: 2, but then conceded the 3: 3 after the goal to 3: 2.
Alaba played through as a left-back again and was involved in two of the three goals conceded. The second Levante hit by Jose Campana (57th) was initiated through his side. At 3: 2, a free kick from the hosts fell on his head, which resulted in a template for goal scorer Rober (79th). Gareth Bale had given the “Whites” the lead (5th), Roger equalized immediately after the break (46th). Vinicius Junior saved Real with two goals (73, 85) the draw.
Exclusion for handball
After the thrilling game play, Levante goalkeeper Aitor Fernandez was also excluded for a handball outside the penalty area three minutes before the regular end of the game. Ruben Vezo had to score because Levante had already exhausted his transfer contingent. The central defender was no longer decisively targeted by the guests between the posts.
Before the two Monday games of the 2nd round, Real are second in the table with four points, ahead of city rivals Atletico Madrid. Before that, the champions struggled to achieve their second success in the second league game. Diego Simeone's team won 1-0 against Elche unconvincingly. Angel Correa scored the goal in the 39th minute, making it his third goal of the season. Then Atletico brought victory over time with their usual compact defense.
The match also meant the return of the spectators to the Wanda Metropolitano stadium, the fans were presented with the championship trophy.