Atletico Madrid 0-1 Levante: Gonzalo Melero strike hands unlikely win to bottom-placed side

Atletico Madrid slumped to an embarrassing home defeat as LaLiga's basement club Levante caused a huge upset at the Wanda Metropolitano. Gonzalo Meleros struck nine minutes after the restart to give Levante just their second win of the season, as Atleti missed an opportunity to climb back into the top-four.

Ad/> Atleti had Jan Oblak to thank for keeping the scores level in the 23rd-minute when Stefan Savic's misjudged header allowed Jorge de Frutos to race through on goal but he couldn't find a way past the goalkeeper. LigaChaotic clash in Madrid sees Atletico snatch dramatic late win over Getafe12/02/2022 AT 19:09 Levante have conceded a league-high 50 goals so far this season but were troubled little throughout.

In fact, Diego Simeone's side failed to land a shot on target in the entire match, although Thomas Lemar should have at least tested goalkeeper Daniel Cardenas with a shot from the top of the box just before half-time. The hosts were stunned when Meleros gave Levante a 54th-minute lead, tucking the ball past Oblak at his near post from de Frutos' pass.

Atletico Madrid thought they had a reprieve when the referee adjudged Oscar Duarte blocked Geoffrey Kondogbia's shot with his hand, but the decision was overturned following a VAR check as Marcos Llorente was offside in the build-up. Levante looked more likely to score the game's second goal and Oblak did well to prevent de Frutos from doubling Levante's lead.

Seven minutes of injury-time were added on, but Atleti failed to find a much-needed equaliser, and their frustration went up a notch when Angel Correa scored a stunning overhead-kick only for the referee to rule it out for a foul. Mickael Malsa almost compounded their misery with an ambitious effort that