Match ends, Levante 1, Real Madrid 3.
Real Madrid were made to battle for a victory over La Liga's bottom club Levante.
Cristiano Ronaldo gave the visitors the lead with a penalty and it was 2-0 when Borja Mayoral's shot hit the post and went in off keeper Diego Marino.
Levante pulled one back seconds later through Deyverson but Isco sealed the game in injury time for Real.
Zinedine Zidane's third-placed side are nine points behind leaders Barcelona, who have a game in hand.
Earlier on Wednesday, Gary Neville's Valencia beat Malaga 2-1 for a fifth win in six games.
Los Che lost 3-0 to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday and were fearing another defeat when Duje Cop converted a loose ball from 12 yards out.
Valencia levelled through a bizarre own goal as Malaga keeper Carlos Kameni palmed a cross into his own net and Denis Cheryshev - on loan from Real - scored their winner early in the second half.
Line-ups
Levante
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Mariño
- 2López Mendoza
- 14Medjani
- 24Feddal
- 15Orban
- 6CamarasaSubstituted forGarcía Santosat 72'minutesBooked at 79mins
- 5Mate JuniorBooked at 42minsSubstituted forGarcía Rabascoat 68'minutes
- 8Lerma
- 11Morales Nogales
- 20Brum Silva Acosta
- 21RossiSubstituted forCasadesús Castañoat 63'minutes
Substitutes
- 7García Rabasco
- 9Cuero
- 10García Santos
- 12García García
- 13Martínez Andrade
- 18Casadesús Castaño
- 25Verdú
Real Madrid
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Navas
- 23Danilo
- 3Pepe
- 2Varane
- 6Nacho
- 14CasemiroSubstituted forKovacicat 73'minutes
- 8Kroos
- 18VázquezBooked at 39mins
- 10RodríguezSubstituted forIscoat 80'minutes
- 7Cristiano Ronaldo
- 29Mayoral MoyaSubstituted forRodríguez Ruizat 86'minutes
Substitutes
- 13Casilla
- 16Kovacic
- 20Rodríguez Ruiz
- 22Isco
- 27Odegaard
- 28Llorente
- 34Tejero Sacristan
- Referee:
- Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
- Attendance:
- 18,985
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home47%
- Away53%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away21
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away8
- Corners
- Home3
- Away10
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Levante 1, Real Madrid 3.
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Attempt saved. Jesé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Goal!
Goal! Levante 1, Real Madrid 3. Isco (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
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Attempt missed. Rubén García (Levante) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Iván López.
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Attempt saved. Jesé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Attempt missed. Zouhair Feddal (Levante) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Verza with a cross following a set piece situation.
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Foul by Nacho (Real Madrid).
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Rubén García (Levante) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Real Madrid. Jesé replaces Borja Mayoral.
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Offside, Real Madrid. Nacho tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
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Nacho (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Iván López (Levante).
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Hand ball by Borja Mayoral (Real Madrid).
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Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Deyverson (Levante).
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Attempt missed. Deyverson (Levante) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Morales with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Levante. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
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Attempt saved. Rubén García (Levante) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma.