Real Madrid and Levante played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in La Liga
The game saw Gareth Bale's first La Liga goal since 2019 and an outfield player end up in goal.
The Wales legend scored from Karim Benzema's pass but Roger Marti levelled 28 seconds after the restart.
⚽️🏴 | Gareth Bale opens the scoring for Real Madrid against Levante this evening.
— welshfootie (@welshfootie) August 22, 2021
A first goal of the season for the Cymru captain 🙌
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Jose Campana volleyed Levante ahead but Vinicius Jr levelled.
Rober Pier put Levante back into the lead but Vinicius made it 3-3 with a clever finish before Levante goalkeeper Aitor Fernandez was later sent off.
Wild weekend gets wilder... Levante keeper sent off, outfield player about to go in goal... minutes to go (but imagine plenty of time added on) and it's still 3-3 against Real Madrid
— Gabriele Marcotti (@Marcotti) August 22, 2021
He dashed twenty yards outside his box and handled to stop Rodrygo going past him, with defender Ruben Vezo having to goal for the final few minutes.
Fortunately for Levante, Real Madrid never forced him into a save.
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When Bale scored the opener for Real with a clever first-time finish, it looked as if that would be the story of the game. This wasn't to be.
Back in the picture under new manager Carlo Ancelotti. He scored his first La Liga goal since September 2019 and his first for Real Madrid in any competition since January 2020.
For Levante, they would have taken a draw before the game. At full time, there would have been mixture of emotions. Relief they they held on for a point but disappointment that they let the lead slip at a crucial part of the game.
Next up Real Madrid is a trip to Real Betis. Levante travel to Real Sociedad.
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