Real Madrid 2-0 Levante: Report, result, goals as Mbappe guides Real to much-needed win

Real Madrid found second-half redemption to beat Levante in Alvaro Arbeloa’s first league game in charge.

Real were humbled by second division opposition in midweek and were booed off at half-time after another flat performance.

But Kylian Mbappe scored from the penalty spot and Raul Asencio got a second to lift some of the gloom at the Bernabeu.

Real, who sacked Xabi Alonso this week, are now just a point behind Barcelona at the top of La Liga.

Boos greeted the players at kick-off, with sections of the crowd also directing chants at club president Florentino Perez. Real finally eased the tension when Dela tripped Mbappe in the box, and the French forward converted the penalty in the 58th minute to extend his league-leading tally to 19 goals.

Seven minutes later, Real doubled their advantage through centre-back Asencio, who rose to meet Arda Guler’s corner with a powerful header to make it 2-0 in the 65th minute, giving new coach Arbeloa a crucial cushion and settling the mood inside the stadium.