Gareth Bale scored his first Liga goal since 2019 but took two late goals from his replacement, Vinicius, to earn Real Madrid a 3-3 draw at...
Gareth Bale scored his first Liga goal since 2019 but took two late goals from his replacement, Vinicius, to earn Real Madrid a 3-3 draw at Levante on Sunday.
That result allowed champions Atletico Madrid, who beat Elche 1-0 earlier in the evening, to take top spot in La Liga.
In the late game in Valencia, Bale gave Real Madrid the lead after five minutes. Karim Benzema ran in on goal but when the ball was held up by water on the pitch cut it back to Bale who side-footed the ball home.
It was the Welshman’s first goal in La Liga since his second goal, an 86th minute equaliser, in a 2-2 draw against Villarreal at the start of September in 2019, a match which he ended by collecting a red card.
Real dominated the first half but could not find a second. Instead, Levante levelled 28 seconds into the second half.
The ball broke to unmarked Roger who beat Thibaut Courtois with a hard low shot. Levante took the lead in the 57th minute when Jose Campana met a deep cross with a sweet volley into the top corner.
Real manager Carlo Ancelotti promptly yanked off Bale, Isco and Eden Hazard in a triple substitution.
One of the subs, Vinicius...
