Overview
- Real Madrid beat Levante 2–0 in their first La Liga match under new coach Álvaro Arbeloa.
- Kylian Mbappé started and converted a 58th‑minute penalty, with Asencio adding a header from an Arda Güler corner in the 65th minute.
- Fans booed players during warm-ups and early phases of the game, and chants called for president Florentino Pérez to resign.
- The victory followed a 2–3 Copa del Rey elimination to Segunda División side Albacete decided by a 94th‑minute goal.
- Captain Dani Carvajal called the cup loss a “spectacular low point” as the team grapples with a Supercup defeat to Barcelona, Champions League losses to Liverpool and Manchester City, and a four‑point league gap to Barcelona.