Levante
Athletic Bilbao
Match summary
Levante saw off Athletic Bilbao 3-1. Levante led 2-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Roger Brugué put Levante ahead in the 20th minute and Brugué made it 2-0 in the 22nd minute. In the second half, Álex Berenguer pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the 67th minute and Karl Etta Eyong made it 3-1 in stoppage time.
Shots finished 21-12 to Athletic Bilbao, with 7 on target for Levante and 4 for Athletic Bilbao. Athletic Bilbao had a player sent off.
Levante secured a 3-1 victory against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga matchday 6, despite the away side dominating the general match statistics. Athletic Bilbao registered 62 percent possession, 542 passes with an 85 percent pass accuracy, 21 total shots, 121 attacks, and 9 corners. In contrast, Levante managed 38 percent possession, 331 passes at 77 percent accuracy, 12 shots, 68 attacks, and 3 corners. However, Levante proved more clinical by recording 7 shots on target compared to Athletic Bilbao's 4. The hosts also recorded 15 tackles, 13 fouls, and 2 yellow cards, while Athletic Bilbao accumulated 12 fouls, 1 yellow card, and 1 red card.
The scoring commenced in the 20th minute when Roger Brugué netted a left-footed shot for Levante, before quickly adding a second with a right-footed shot in the 22nd minute to establish a 2-0 half-time lead. Following half-time substitutions by Athletic Bilbao, a VAR review preceded a penalty goal by Álex Berenguer in the 67th minute. Aymeric Laporte received a red card for a professional foul as the last man in the 73rd minute. Late cautions were issued to Karl Etta Eyong and Jeremy Toljan, prior to Yuri Berchiche receiving a yellow card for argument in the 90th+6 minute, before Karl Etta Eyong scored with a right-footed shot in the 90th+8 minute.
