La Liga Regular Season - 22

Levante 0 - 0 FT Atletico Madrid

Estadio Ciudad de Valencia

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Futmetrix Verdict
19
FT
Sat, Jan 31
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Levante
0-0
Atletico Madrid
⚡ Intensity 3
⚖️ Balance 0
🏆 Stakes 44
🎲 Upset 65
Levante wall denies frustrated Atletico Madrid.

Defensive Grit Denies Atletico Madrid at the Ciudad de Valencia

Skip It Futmetrix Score: 19/100. A vital point for struggling Levante keeps their survival hopes alive while stalling Atletico's push for the summit in a match where defensive discipline trumped attacking intent.

The Fortress of Orriols

The encounter at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia began with a palpable sense of Stakes as Levante, currently mired in a desperate relegation battle, hosted a title-chasing Atletico Madrid. From the opening exchanges, the visitors attempted to assert their dominance, but they found a home side perfectly drilled and ready to suffer for the cause. While Diego Simeone's men controlled possession with 54%, they struggled to penetrate a compact Granota block that restricted space in the final third. Mathew Ryan proved to be a reliable last line of defence, making key saves that boosted the confidence of his backline. The atmosphere in Orriols remained electric, as the home fans sensed that their side could stand firm against one of the league's heavyweights.

Pressure Without Precision

As the second half progressed, the Intensity of the match shifted towards a barrage of set-piece situations for the visitors. Atletico Madrid forced a total of 11 corners, consistently testing the aerial resilience of the Levante defenders. Robin Le Normand was a standout figure in these moments, maintaining the Balance of the Atletico defense while providing a physical presence in the opposition box. Despite the persistent pressure and an xG of 0.69, the visitors lacked the necessary clinical touch to convert half-chances into goals. Levante’s commitment to the defensive phase was absolute, with players throwing themselves into blocks and frustrating the likes of Antoine Griezmann and Julian Alvarez, who found themselves starved of clear-cut opportunities against such a stubborn defensive unit.

Implications at Both Ends

The final whistle confirmed a significant Upset in terms of expectations, as the league's 19th-placed team held the 3rd-placed giants to a goalless stalemate. For Levante, this result serves as a massive psychological boost, proving that their grit can earn points even against the elite. They remain in the bottom three but move forward with renewed belief that survival is attainable if they maintain this level of organization. For Atletico Madrid, two points dropped in a crunch match could prove costly in the wider context of the title race. Simeone will likely reflect on his side's inability to turn territorial dominance into tangible results. As the teams departed the pitch, the contrast in emotions was stark: the hosts celebrated a hard-earned point while the visitors headed back to Madrid pondering missed chances.

Key Questions

Who was the player of the match?

Mathew Ryan earned the highest rating (8.0) with 4 crucial saves to secure the clean sheet for Levante.

How does this result affect the league table?

Levante remains 19th but gains a vital point, while Atletico Madrid stays 3rd, losing ground on the leaders.

What was the key statistical difference?

Atletico had 11 corners and 54% possession but only managed 3 shots on target against a stubborn defense.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
46%
54%
Levante 46%
Atletico Madrid 54%
Shots
10
9
Levante 10
Atletico Madrid 9
Shots on Target
2
3
Levante 2
Atletico Madrid 3
Expected Goals (xG)
0.38
0.69
Levante 0.38
Atletico Madrid 0.69
Passes
394
458
Levante 394
Atletico Madrid 458
Pass Accuracy
80%
85%
Levante 80%
Atletico Madrid 85%
Corners
4
7
Levante 4
Atletico Madrid 7
Fouls
9
12
Levante 9
Atletico Madrid 12
Yellow Cards
1
1
Levante 1
Atletico Madrid 1
Red Cards
0
0
Levante 0
Atletico Madrid 0

Match Events

C. Lenglet 🟨 21'
A. Sorloth J. Alvarez 🔄 27'
29' 🔄 M. Moreno M. Sanchez
HT
C. Lenglet D. Hancko 🔄 46'
P. Barrios Koke 🔄 46'
58' 🟨 L. Castro
T. Almada A. Baena 🔄 59'
M. Llorente M. Pubill 🔄 59'
59' 🔄 I. Losada K. Etta Eyong
N. Gonzalez J. Monserrate 🔄 73'
75' 🔄 C. Alvarez J. A. Olasagasti
75' 🔄 K. Tunde P. Cortes
84' 🟨 Dela
89' 🔄 I. Romero T. Abed
90'+2 🟨 J. A. Olasagasti
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Levante

Goalkeepers
Mathew Ryan
MAGNET
MAGNET
50
Activity
50
Activity
50
Passes
0
Duels
Defenders
Jeremy Toljan
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Adrián de la Fuente
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Matias Moreno
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
29
Entry
Alan Matturro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
Pablo Martínez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ugo Raghouber
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
4
Fouls Won
4
Fouls Won
6
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Kareem Tunde
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
75
Total Mins
75
Entry
Carlos Álvarez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
75
Total Mins
75
Entry
Iker Losada
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
59
Total Mins
59
Entry
Forwards
Iván Romero
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
4
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
BENCH
Alejandro Primo
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Pablo Cuñat
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Manuel Sánchez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
65
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nacho Pérez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Unai Vencedor
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kervin Arriaga
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jon Ander Olasagasti
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
19
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tai Abed Kassus
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
5
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Carlos Espí
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Paco Cortés
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
19
Total Mins
Started
Entry
José Luis Morales
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Etta Eyong
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
35
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Atletico Madrid

Goalkeepers
Jan Oblak
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Nahuel Molina
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
38%
Pass Acc
Robin Le Normand
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
79%
Duel Win %
Clément Lenglet
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Matteo Ruggeri
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
Marcos Llorente
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
59
Total Mins
59
Entry
Pablo Barrios
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
49
Total Mins
46
Entry
Johnny Cardoso
MAGNET
MAGNET
75
Activity
75
Activity
59
Passes
16
Duels
Nicolás González
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
73
Total Mins
73
Entry
Forwards
Thiago Almada
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
58
Total Mins
59
Entry
Alexander Sørloth
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
27
Total Mins
27
Entry
BENCH
Salvi Esquivel
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Juan Musso
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Marc Pubill
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
36
Total Mins
Started
Entry
José María Giménez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Dávid Hancko
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Jano Monserrate
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Koke
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alejandro Baena
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
35
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Julián Alvarez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
67
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
11/08/2025 Atletico Madrid 3 - 1 Levante La Liga Metropolitano Stadium
01/18/2023 Levante 0 - 2 Atletico Madrid Copa del Rey Estadio Ciudad de Valencia
02/16/2022 Atletico Madrid 0 - 1 Levante La Liga Estadio Wanda Metropolitano
10/28/2021 Levante 2 - 2 Atletico Madrid La Liga Estadio Ciudad de Valencia
02/20/2021 Atletico Madrid 0 - 2 Levante La Liga Estadio Wanda Metropolitano
02/17/2021 Levante 1 - 1 Atletico Madrid La Liga Estadio Ciudad de Valencia
11/08/2025
La Liga Metropolitano Stadium
01/18/2023
Copa del Rey Estadio Ciudad de Valencia
02/16/2022
La Liga Estadio Wanda Metropolitano
10/28/2021
La Liga Estadio Ciudad de Valencia
02/20/2021
La Liga Estadio Wanda Metropolitano
02/17/2021
La Liga Estadio Ciudad de Valencia
Levante Win
Atletico Madrid Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Barcelona 22 55 60 23 +37 WElche 1 - 3 Barcelona (31-01-2026)WBarcelona 3 - 0 Oviedo (25-01-2026)LReal Sociedad 2 - 1 Barcelona (18-01-2026)WEspanyol 0 - 2 Barcelona (03-01-2026)WVillarreal 0 - 2 Barcelona (21-12-2025)
2 Real Madrid 22 54 47 18 +29 WReal Madrid 2 - 1 Rayo Vallecano (01-02-2026)WVillarreal 0 - 2 Real Madrid (24-01-2026)WReal Madrid 2 - 0 Levante (17-01-2026)WReal Madrid 5 - 1 Real Betis (04-01-2026)WReal Madrid 2 - 0 Sevilla (20-12-2025)
3 Atletico Madrid 22 45 38 17 +21 DLevante 0 - 0 Atletico Madrid (31-01-2026)WAtletico Madrid 3 - 0 Mallorca (25-01-2026)WAtletico Madrid 1 - 0 Alaves (18-01-2026)DReal Sociedad 1 - 1 Atletico Madrid (04-01-2026)WGirona 0 - 3 Atletico Madrid (21-12-2025)
4 Villarreal 22 45 40 23 +17 WLevante 0 - 1 Villarreal (18-02-2026)DOsasuna 2 - 2 Villarreal (31-01-2026)LVillarreal 0 - 2 Real Madrid (24-01-2026)LReal Betis 2 - 0 Villarreal (17-01-2026)WVillarreal 3 - 1 Alaves (10-01-2026)
5 Real Betis 22 35 36 28 +8 WReal Betis 2 - 1 Valencia (01-02-2026)LAlaves 2 - 1 Real Betis (25-01-2026)WReal Betis 2 - 0 Villarreal (17-01-2026)DOviedo 1 - 1 Real Betis (10-01-2026)LReal Madrid 5 - 1 Real Betis (04-01-2026)
6 Espanyol 22 34 26 27 -1 LEspanyol 1 - 2 Alaves (30-01-2026)LValencia 3 - 2 Espanyol (24-01-2026)LEspanyol 0 - 2 Girona (16-01-2026)DLevante 1 - 1 Espanyol (11-01-2026)LEspanyol 0 - 2 Barcelona (03-01-2026)
7 Celta Vigo 22 33 29 23 +6 DGetafe 0 - 0 Celta Vigo (01-02-2026)LReal Sociedad 3 - 1 Celta Vigo (25-01-2026)WCelta Vigo 3 - 0 Rayo Vallecano (18-01-2026)WSevilla 0 - 1 Celta Vigo (12-01-2026)WCelta Vigo 4 - 1 Valencia (03-01-2026)
8 Real Sociedad 22 28 30 30 0 DAthletic Club 1 - 1 Real Sociedad (01-02-2026)WReal Sociedad 3 - 1 Celta Vigo (25-01-2026)WReal Sociedad 2 - 1 Barcelona (18-01-2026)WGetafe 1 - 2 Real Sociedad (09-01-2026)DReal Sociedad 1 - 1 Atletico Madrid (04-01-2026)
9 Osasuna 22 26 26 27 -1 DOsasuna 2 - 2 Villarreal (31-01-2026)WRayo Vallecano 1 - 3 Osasuna (24-01-2026)WOsasuna 3 - 2 Oviedo (17-01-2026)LGirona 1 - 0 Osasuna (10-01-2026)DOsasuna 1 - 1 Athletic Club (03-01-2026)
10 Alaves 22 25 20 27 -7 WEspanyol 1 - 2 Alaves (30-01-2026)WAlaves 2 - 1 Real Betis (25-01-2026)LAtletico Madrid 1 - 0 Alaves (18-01-2026)LVillarreal 3 - 1 Alaves (10-01-2026)DAlaves 1 - 1 Oviedo (04-01-2026)
11 Athletic Club 22 25 21 31 -10 DAthletic Club 1 - 1 Real Sociedad (01-02-2026)LSevilla 2 - 1 Athletic Club (24-01-2026)LMallorca 3 - 2 Athletic Club (17-01-2026)DOsasuna 1 - 1 Athletic Club (03-01-2026)LAthletic Club 1 - 2 Espanyol (22-12-2025)
12 Girona 22 25 21 36 -15 LOviedo 1 - 0 Girona (31-01-2026)DGirona 1 - 1 Getafe (26-01-2026)WEspanyol 0 - 2 Girona (16-01-2026)WGirona 1 - 0 Osasuna (10-01-2026)WMallorca 1 - 2 Girona (04-01-2026)
13 Elche 22 24 30 32 -2 LElche 1 - 3 Barcelona (31-01-2026)LLevante 3 - 2 Elche (23-01-2026)DElche 2 - 2 Sevilla (19-01-2026)DValencia 1 - 1 Elche (10-01-2026)LElche 1 - 3 Villarreal (03-01-2026)
14 Mallorca 22 24 28 34 -6 WMallorca 4 - 1 Sevilla (02-02-2026)LAtletico Madrid 3 - 0 Mallorca (25-01-2026)WMallorca 3 - 2 Athletic Club (17-01-2026)LRayo Vallecano 2 - 1 Mallorca (11-01-2026)LMallorca 1 - 2 Girona (04-01-2026)
15 Sevilla 22 24 29 37 -8 LMallorca 4 - 1 Sevilla (02-02-2026)WSevilla 2 - 1 Athletic Club (24-01-2026)DElche 2 - 2 Sevilla (19-01-2026)LSevilla 0 - 1 Celta Vigo (12-01-2026)LSevilla 0 - 3 Levante (04-01-2026)
16 Getafe 22 23 16 27 -11 DGetafe 0 - 0 Celta Vigo (01-02-2026)DGirona 1 - 1 Getafe (26-01-2026)LGetafe 0 - 1 Valencia (18-01-2026)LGetafe 1 - 2 Real Sociedad (09-01-2026)DRayo Vallecano 1 - 1 Getafe (02-01-2026)
17 Valencia 22 23 23 35 -12 LReal Betis 2 - 1 Valencia (01-02-2026)WValencia 3 - 2 Espanyol (24-01-2026)WGetafe 0 - 1 Valencia (18-01-2026)DValencia 1 - 1 Elche (10-01-2026)LCelta Vigo 4 - 1 Valencia (03-01-2026)
18 Rayo Vallecano 22 22 18 30 -12 LReal Madrid 2 - 1 Rayo Vallecano (01-02-2026)LRayo Vallecano 1 - 3 Osasuna (24-01-2026)LCelta Vigo 3 - 0 Rayo Vallecano (18-01-2026)WRayo Vallecano 2 - 1 Mallorca (11-01-2026)DRayo Vallecano 1 - 1 Getafe (02-01-2026)
19 Levante 22 18 24 35 -11 LLevante 0 - 1 Villarreal (18-02-2026)DLevante 0 - 0 Atletico Madrid (31-01-2026)WLevante 3 - 2 Elche (23-01-2026)LReal Madrid 2 - 0 Levante (17-01-2026)DLevante 1 - 1 Espanyol (11-01-2026)
20 Oviedo 22 16 12 34 -22 WOviedo 1 - 0 Girona (31-01-2026)LBarcelona 3 - 0 Oviedo (25-01-2026)LOsasuna 3 - 2 Oviedo (17-01-2026)DOviedo 1 - 1 Real Betis (10-01-2026)DAlaves 1 - 1 Oviedo (04-01-2026)