Real Madrid – Levante : a match you can’t afford to miss 
After a chaotic start to the year, Real Madrid return to La Liga on Saturday afternoon hosting a troubled Levante. Los Blancos sit second, four points behind a Barça on a tear, while Levante drift 19th, fighting for survival.
Real Madrid: 2026 off to a tense start 
The year began with no warning… then everything spiralled. Xabi Alonso left the club the day after the 3-2 Supercopa loss to Barcelona — a “mutual” split that stunned everyone. Alvaro Arbeloa was shoved into the dugout, and his first outing didn’t calm nerves: knocked out of the Copa del Rey by Albacete (3-2), a blow that deepened the sense of instability. Real don’t have the luxury of lingering on setbacks. In La Liga they need to close the gap on Barça. In the Champions League they must secure qualification before month-end, with Monaco then Benfica due. Home numbers stay solid: eight wins in nine La Liga games at the Bernabéu. Still, the mood is heavy. One misstep and it could all tip over.
Levante: a small improvement, but a near‑impossible task 
Levante arrive with a bit of air. Three games unbeaten: a draw with Real Sociedad, a 3-0 win over Sevilla, a draw with Espanyol. Since Luis Castro arrived on December 20, the side looks more coherent. Four points from two matches, a tighter block, a regained spirit. But the table is brutal: 19th with 14 points, four behind Mallorca, even if Levante have a game in hand. And the record against Real doesn’t help: 6-0 then 4-1 in the last two meetings. The only recent positive: a 2-1 win at the Bernabéu in 2021 — ages ago in football terms. Levante know they’re walking into a particular moment and will try to exploit Madrid’s wobble. Still, the step up is enormous.
Probable line-ups
Real Madrid :
Courtois ; Carvajal, Asencio, Huijsen, Carreras ; Valverde, Tchouameni, Bellingham ; Rodrygo, Mbappé, Vinicius
Levante :
Ryan ; Toljan, De la Fuente, Moreno, Pampin ; Martinez, Arriaga ; Eyong, Alvarez, Losada ; Romero
Key takeaways
- Real have won eight of their nine La Liga home games.
- Levante are on a three-game unbeaten run.
- The last two meetings were Madrid displays (6-0, 4-1).
- Arbeloa is still finding his feet after a turbulent week.
- Levante have won at the Bernabéu only once since 2021.
Football prediction Real Madrid vs Levante
Real Madrid win, both teams to score
Real can’t afford mistakes and should react in front of their crowd.
Levante can cause a few problems, but it’s hard to see anything other than a Madrid victory in this setting.
Madrid’s defence isn’t at its best, so conceding a goal is by no means ruled out.
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