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Real Madrid ended a turbulent week with a much-needed 2-0 win against relegation-threatened Levante, courtesy of second-half goals from Kylian Mbappé and Raúl Asencio, after being met with boos from a restless Bernabéu crowd before the breakthrough arrived.
The win snapped Real’s two-match losing run and offered brief respite after a bruising week. They looked flat in the first half, still carrying the scars of Sunday’s 3-2 defeat by Barcelona in the final of the Supercopa de España, followed by the departure of Xabi Alonso as manager the next day and a shock 3-2 Copa del Rey exit to second-division Albacete on Wednesday.
Boos greeted the players at kick-off, with sections of the crowd also directing chants at the club president Florentino Pérez. Real finally eased the tension when Dela tripped Mbappé in the box and the French forward converted the penalty in the 58th minute to extend his league-leading tally to 19 goals.
