Dani Requena scored in the 82nd minute to earn Levante a 1-1 draw at the Riazor stadium. The forward capitalised on a mistake by home goalkeeper Leo Román to fire a low left-footed shot inside the left post, securing a point on matchday 9 of LaLiga EA Sports. This result, identical to their previous match against Sevilla, leaves the team with a recent run of zero wins, three draws and two losses in their last five games.
Deportivo had taken the lead in the 63rd minute through Bil Nsongo. The Galician side dominated possession after the break and had chances to kill the game, including a Jonathan Asp Jensen effort that struck the crossbar two minutes from time. Levante, however, kept believing and found their reward from a move started by Petar Ratkov.
The result leaves the granota side with 7 points after nine matches, though our verified data shows their official standing after seven games is 17th place with 6 points, from one win, three draws and three losses. The team has scored 11 goals and conceded 15, for a -4 goal difference. This draw halts a run of five consecutive matches without a win for both teams. Referee Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid showed four yellow cards, two of them to Levante players Dela and Alti.
Levante's next fixture is at home against Athletic Club on Saturday 21 October. The Basque side currently sit tenth in the standings. The Valencian team will be looking for their second win of the season in that match as they try to climb out of the relegation places and close an 18-point gap to the leaders, Barcelona. To achieve this, they will rely on their top scorer this campaign, Brugui, who has 3 goals in 6 appearances.
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