Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo. (Photo : Getty Images)
Bottom-dwelling squad Levante UD (5-16-5, 20 points) and struggling contender Real Madrid CF (16-4-6, 54 points) will face each other in a 2015-2016 La Liga season matchup at the Estadi Ciutat de València on March 2nd, Wednesday.
Levante continued to dwell in the cellar of the standings after it was blanked by contending squad Villarreal CF, 0-3, at the Estadio El Madrigal last Sunday, as reported by ESPN.
The hosts took the lead early in the game with a goal from Brazilian forward Leo Baptistao right at the 12th minute of the match. Another goal from midfielder Samu Castillejo at the half-hour mark made it 2-0 for the El Submarino Amarillo before the halftime break.
Villarreal extended their lead to 3-0 three minutes into the second half with a right-footed shot from center box by Spanish forward Adrian Lopez.
Les Granotes tried to fight back, but defender David Navarro was booked with a second yellow at the 56th and was sent off to leave Levante a man down the rest of the way.
The Yellow Submarine did not score again, fortunately for the visitors, but still they took all three points from the match, leaving Levante searching for more points to avoid a highly likely relegation.
Meanwhile, Los Blancos lost a disappointing 0-1 home game to neighborhood rivals Atletico Madrid in a derby held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium last Saturday, via SkySports.
Los Colchoneros striker Antoine Griezmann scored the lone goal of the match at the 53rd as La Liga's stingiest defense held one of the league's most high-powered offenses to a goalless performance.
Real forward Cristiano Ronaldo came closest to equalizing the match at the 69th, but his header went straight to Atleti goalkeeper Jan Oblak to the collective sighs of the crowd.
With the loss, Real Madrid suffered its third winless game in the team's last six outings and went back four points from top two team Atleti and 12 points clear off league leaders FC Barcelona.
The predicted result is a 4-1 bounce back romp for Real Madrid.
Levante starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Marino; Lerma, Lopez, Medjani, Tono; Verdu, Verza, Simao Junior, Morales; Deyverson, Rossi
Real Madrid starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Navas; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Danilo; Modric, Kroos, Isco; Rodriguez, Benzema, Ronaldo
