"The win snapped Real's two-match losing run and offered brief respite after a bruising week. They looked flat in the first half, still carrying the scars of Sunday's 3-2 defeat by Barcelona in the final of the Supercopa de Espana, followed by the departure of Xabi Alonso as manager the next day and a shock 3-2 Copa del Rey exit to second-division Albacete on Wednesday. Boos greeted the players at kick-off, with sections of the crowd also directing chants at the club president Florentino Perez."
"It was a very important day. Everyone wanted to turn the situation around, Asencio told RMTV. What happened in Albacete shouldn't have happened. We felt guilty and wanted to make up for it. He [Arbeloa] asks us to enjoy ourselves to be protagonists, to dominate, to focus on ourselves and not on the opposition. Little by little, we'll get there."
Real Madrid ended a turbulent week with a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Levante, secured by a 58th-minute penalty from Kylian Mbappe and a header from Raul Asencio seven minutes later. The team had entered the match under pressure after a 3-2 Supercopa defeat by Barcelona, Xabi Alonso's departure as manager, and a shock 3-2 Copa del Rey exit to second-division Albacete. Boos and chants against club president Florentino Perez greeted players at kick-off. The victory snapped a two-match losing run, extended Mbappe's league-leading tally to 19 goals, and left Real second in La Liga on 48 points.
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