Relentless Real Madrid Women Dismantle Levante in a Ruthless Display, Climb to Fourth in Liga F
On a bright afternoon at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano, Real Madrid Women delivered a masterclass in efficiency and resolve, brushing aside a beleaguered Levante side 4-0 to fortify their ascent in the Primera División Femenina title race. With goals from four different sources—each delivered within a span of 46 second-half minutes—Alberto Toril’s squad sent a message: the shaken start to their campaign is well and truly behind them.
The hosts, buoyed by a string of resurgent results on the continent and at home, wasted little time asserting control. The breakthrough arrived in the 17th minute, when a burst of interplay down the right stretched Levante’s defensive shape to the limit. The cross, fizzing at pace and luring the visiting backline toward the near post, was snapped home by a Real Madrid forward, the finish clinical and the intent unmistakable. It was an early blow to a Levante team that has grown accustomed to adversity this autumn.
Yet for all their pressure, Real Madrid entered halftime with just the single goal as their reward—a scenario that, even against outmatched opposition, can breed unease. Levante, for their part, held firm in patches, relying on desperation blocks and the fleeting hope of a counterattack to keep the deficit manageable. But the dam was about to break.
The second half brought a sharper edge from the home side, and defensive cracks became chasms. Sara Holmgaard, deployed with authority on the flank, made it 2-0 on 57 minutes with a surging run and finish that showcased both her composure and Madrid’s tactical flexibility. The sequence felt decisive, sapping what little resolve remained in the Levante ranks.
Three minutes later, the match tilted from formality to rout. Alba Redondo, Madrid’s tireless attacking engine, seized on a loose clearance at the edge of the area, shaping a low shot through traffic and beyond the Levante goalkeeper. Redondo’s instinct for goal—her third in just over ten days—illustrates why she has become indispensable in Madrid’s frontline. For Levante, who had managed a solitary point from their opening seven matches, hope was quickly replaced by resignation.
The finishing touch arrived in the 63rd, when center back Rocío Gálvez rose amidst a crowd to thunder home a header from a set piece. The fourth tally encapsulated Real Madrid’s dominance: a team brimming with confidence, converting pressure into goals with ruthless regularity, and capitalizing on virtually every defensive lapse.
Madrid’s ability to spread the scoring encapsulates their resurgence. In the span of eleven days, they have now registered emphatic wins not only over Levante but also against Athletic Club and Roma, and secured a critical away victory over PSG in Europe. With four wins in their last five matches—three of them by three goals or more—it is difficult to square this current side with the one that dropped points to Granadilla Tenerife a month ago. The attacking trident of Redondo, Weir, and Feller has found another gear, while the midfield, marshaled by Holmgaard and supported by Gálvez’s assured defending, seems to have shored up the frailties that cost them earlier in the campaign.
Today’s win propels Real Madrid Women to fourth in the standings, now with 14 points from seven games (4W-2D-1L), and within striking distance of the division’s summit. With Barcelona still the class of Spain, Madrid’s present run registers their intent to track the leaders stride for stride.
For Levante, the outlook is somber. The former powerhouse has plummeted to 16th, managing just a single point from seven matches—a tally that includes six defeats and a worrying dearth of goals. Their last five fixtures have produced only one goal and five defeats, evidence of a side in freefall. The defensive weaknesses that haunted them against Atlético and Madrid CFF were thoroughly exposed by Real Madrid’s relentlessness. If there is consolation, it is that the season is not yet beyond salvage, but the margin for error has all but vanished.
No red cards marred the flow of play, but in truth, Levante scarcely needed disciplinary calamity to compound their woes. Their head-to-head history with Madrid has, in the past, yielded tightly contested encounters, but this edition was one-way traffic from the start.
As the campaign nears its quarter mark, Real Madrid Women will look to channel this momentum into their upcoming league and Champions League contests, keenly aware that consistency—not just brilliance—will be the currency for silverware come spring. For Levante, the imperative is immediate and unambiguous: regroup, repair, and rediscover their belief before the season’s bottom half becomes a permanent home.