Real crisis spirals at Bernabeu
JULEN LOPETEGUI said he is not thinking about the sack after his Real Madrid side slumped to their third straight defeat.
Madrid set a club record of 482 minutes without a goal while going down 2-1 at home to Levante.
The visitors raced into a two-goal lead inside 15 minutes at the Bernabeu through Jose Luis Morales and a penalty from Roger Marti, yet Real hit the woodwork three times and had two goals ruled out.
Marcelo finally ended Real’s longest-ever goal drought, but an equaliser proved elusive for Lopetegui’s side, who languish fifth in La Liga.
But he remained defiant, saying: “I feel more encouraged than ever to continue because the team gave their heart and soul on the pitch.
“Sooner or later we will come out of this. The dressing room was sad but the players are keen to lift themselves up and look to the next game.”
Real host Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League on Tuesday before a crunch game at big rivals Barcelona next Sunday.