Real Madrid were forced to ride their luck as they eventually saw off basement boys Levante 3-1 this evening.
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring from the spot, four minutes before full debutant Borja Mayoral played a crucial part in the visiting side's second of the night.
There was some real hope when Deyverson tucked home prior to the interval but, after plenty of second-half pressure, Isco came off the bench to get his side back on the winning trail.
Relive how the 90 minutes of action unfolded with Sports Mole's live text coverage below.
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LEVANTE XI: Marino; Lopez, Feddal, Medjani, Orban; Simao; Lerma, Camarasa, Morales; Deyverson, Rossi
REAL MADRID XI: Navas; Danilo, Varane, Pepe, Nacho; Casemiro, Kroos; Lucas, James, Ronaldo; Mayoral
LEVANTE SUBS: Ruben, Verza, Juanfran, Victor Casadesus, Cuero, Ruben Garcia, Verdu
REAL MADRID SUBS: Casilla, Kovacic, Jese, Isco, Odegaard, Llorente, Tejero
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Rubi: "It's time to keep fighting. The last two away games have not left good feelings and I understand that people are upset. We must turn the page."
Zinedine Zidane: "I am not going to go crazy," he said afterwards. "When we win I don't let it go to my head and when we lose I don't go crazy. I am going to prepare for the [Levante] game. I will put out the best XI and that is that. I am responsible. I have to look for solutions so that doesn't happen again. It is the first defeat at home [since replacing Benitez] and I wasn't expecting it. I knew that it was a difficult game. When you have chances you have to put them in."
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LEVANTE SUBS: Ruben, Verza, Juanfran, Victor Casadesus, Cuero, Ruben Garcia, Verdu
REAL MADRID SUBS: Casilla, Kovacic, Jese, Isco, Odegaard, Llorente, Tejero
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