Overview
- Real Madrid beat Levante 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabéu in Álvaro Arbeloa’s home league debut, with a Kylian Mbappé penalty and a Raúl Asencio header sealing the result.
- Following a bruising week of a Supercopa loss and Copa del Rey exit, home supporters booed several players, directed chants at Florentino Pérez to resign, and waved white handkerchiefs.
- Vinícius Júnior received sustained jeers throughout the match and was filmed looking distressed in the tunnel before kickoff as Mbappé consoled him.
- Arbeloa publicly defended Vinícius after the game, emphasizing his past contributions and vowing to get the best from him and instruct teammates to keep finding him.
- Barcelona lost 2-1 to Real Sociedad, leaving the standings at Barcelona 49 points and Real Madrid 48, while Levante remain bottom on 14 points.