Levante 3-3 Real Madrid: Vinicius seals thrilling point for Los Blancos

Vinicius Junior spared Real Madrid’s blushes on Sunday as his sublime 85th-minute strike secured a pulsating 3-3 draw against Levante.

Los Blancos kicked off their LaLiga campaign with a 4-1 victory over Alaves last weekend and they looked like they would cruise to back-to-back wins when Gareth Bale gave them an early lead at Estadi Ciutat de Valencia.

The hosts had other ideas, though, and went ahead thanks to goals from Roger Marti and Jose Campana inside the opening 12 minutes of the second half.

Substitute Vinicius drew the visitors level in the 73rd minute, yet it appeared Levante would claim a memorable three points when Rober Pier slotted home from close range six minutes later.

However, Brazil international Vinicius ensured a share of the spoils with a wonderful strike from the tightest of angles, while Levante goalkeeper Aitor Fernandez received a straight red card for handling the ball way outside his penalty area in the closing stages as he bid to stop a Madrid counter. 

FT: @LevanteUDen 3-3 @realmadriden
Martí 46′, Campaña 57′, Rober Pier 79′; @GarethBale11 5′, @ViniJr 73′, 85′#Emirates | #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/wNpESlB2Et

— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) August 22, 2021