Levante holds 10-man Real

Spanish champions Real Madrid had Marcelo sent off in a 1-1 draw with Levante at the Bernabeu on Saturday afternoon.
Lucas Vazquez cancelled out an early Ivi Lopez strike to leave the two teams on terms ahead of the second period, but Real Madrid could not find a second as they dropped home La Liga points for the second successive match.
It was all Real Madrid in the early moments, but Levante took a shock lead in the 12th minute of action when Ivi Lopez beat Dani Carvajal to a bouncing ball inside the Los Blancos box before finishing past Casilla.
Benzema had to be replaced in the 28th minute after picking up an injury while stretching for a loose ball, however, and an under-pressure Bale was introduced as Real Madrid looked to level the scores against a well-drilled Levante outfit.
Real Madrid did level the scores in the 36th minute, however, when Vazquez tapped home from close range after Levante goalkeeper Raul Fernandez had palmed a header from Ramos straight into the path of the Spain international.
Real Madrid were then reduced to 10 men in the 88th minute when Marcelo picked up a straight red card for kicking out at Levante defender Pedro Lopez after the Brazilian had seen an effort saved by Fernandez.