Atlético Madrid beat Levante in La Nucía

L ev ante U D lost 0 -1 ag ainst A tlé tico M adrid at the E stadi O limpic C amilo C ano on T uesday ev ening . T hey also lost their unbeaten record for their temporary home stadium. It was the second time in history that L a Nucía hosted a F irst D iv ision match. T he match was broadcast liv e on telev ision both nationally and internationally and had g ood media cov erag e. T he nex t g ame at the O lympic C amilo C ano stadium will be L ev ante- R eal B etis this S unday, J une 2 8 .

T he g ood pitch condition was praised by leg endary journalist S antiag o S eg urola during the broadcast on M ov istar P lus prior to the match. A tlé tico M adrid came out in force with sev eral chances, especially with a shot by M arcos L lorente in the first minute. A fter 1 4 minutes, M arcos L lorente unbalanced the match following an ex cellent pass to D ieg o C osta, which was in turn planted securely in the back of the net by B runo. Now a g oal down, L ev ante were determined to maintain the unbeaten home record for the staprev dium, and their first chance came in the 1 9 th minute with a corner launched by B ardhi and a shot from R og er ov er the crossbar.

A fter 2 0 minutes of attack , P aco L ó pez 's team finally left their half, but A tletico M adrid were hav ing none of it, and launched a counterattack , catching L ev ante out, and they almost conceded another g oal.

T he second half beg an with a g reat g oal from T homas, but this was disallowed for L odi being offside. In the 6 1 st minute, J oao F elix put g oalie A itor to the test, who stopped the shot from the P ortug uese player following D ieg o C osta's ious attempt. L ev ante manag ed to reach within shooting distance ag ain, but another g oal was off targ et. T he best chance for L ev ante came in a header that went just wide, after a g reat cross from T oñ o from the left. T he match ended with a disappointing defeat for L ev ante.

In the nex t home g ame L ev ante U D will meet R eal B etis but ag ain this will be played behind closed doors. I n continued appreciation for the use of the stadium, L ev ante U D bears the log o of 'L a Nucía, C ity of S port' on their shirts for these last 1 1 leag ue g ames, after the C ov id1 9 break .