• Chronicle: Madrid shines and suffers against Levante (3-2)

The attack of nerves that Real Madrid suffered in the last minutes against Levante, putting in danger his victory after going 3-0, dazzled the expected presentation of Eden Hazard, the star signing of the summer. The Belgian slowly came out to the lawn, with his arched leg step and rapper swing . Pure deception. A trapntojo, because the Belgian when it starts looks like another. Its broad profile is stylized by running towards the goal, with an overflow to the right that had not been seen for a long time in the Bernabéu . In his first three actions: an assist, a dribble in the area and a counterattack with shots and kicks that the Levante goalkeeper cleared very well.

Dorsal 7 returned to Chamartín, with different spells than the Portuguese yearned, but with that air of superior soccer player that Real Madrid so much needs. He shared a premiere with Militao , another of the summer reinforcements. Zidane gave them the rope in the second part, minute 60, in the middle of a function that began to be placid and ended up being very complicated. The goal of the loan Borja Mayoral , complying with the tradition of the former scorer, altered the pulse of a game that until then had been a delight for the stands, so punished in recent months.

Zidane's drawing, punished by the casualties, worked with James at the helm in the spinal cord and Benzema commanding the attack. Two more goals for the Frenchman, four in four days. He pressed Madrid, Vinicius overflowed again (although still denied to the goal) and Carvajal stood on the side until he began, like the rest, to panic, in the second half. "Madrid has been very precise in the passes and very intense after the losses," said Paco López, the Levante coach.

The local scare came when Ramos and Casemiro left, two essential walls in this team, trembling almost always when they are not. In Paris on Wednesday, without going any further, the captain will be missing. Cavani sure is celebrating.

The Bernabéu was excited with Hazard, but the decisive Belgian was Courtois , with a splendid stop at a close shot at the discount time. His hands avoided 3-3 and the monumental anger that was already incubated in the stands. The goalkeeper spoke of his countryman: "Eden conveys peace of mind with the ball. The details he has shown in attack are examples of what he can do."

Zidane also valued his new striker: "He has a lot of verticality, he is very good with the ball. But he only has four workouts. I don't want to see him injured again."

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