Levante takes its name from the wind that occurs in the western Mediterranean basin, but since winning promotion to the top flight last summer, the football team has burned off a few sides. Hercules dismissed last weekend, Luis Garcia is on a float above the relegation zone and will be one of the best performances of the season to save one of Atletico Madrid.
The Granotes were surpassed only by the Herculaneum weekends. In terms of overall quality in the field, not left behind, but in terms of capacity before the end, Nelson Valdez and David Trezeguet has no equal in the next visit, whose only goal came from substitute Ruben Suarez, who had come the injured Felipe Caicedo.
Ruben, however, was confident before facing difficult trying to Saturday. "Atletico is a great competitor, but will not be defeated and not afraid of anyone," he told Marca. "We may lose, but they need to do well and drive a lot. I think this team until his death."
Meanwhile, Atletico Juanlu not expected to arrive in Valencia with stars like Sergio Aguero and Diego Forlan. Without the likes of his own Granotes, the fight will be the defensive, having lost 23 goals this season. In a series of five defeats in their last six games, they really need to stop the bleeding.
Tactically Terrible
Season Atletico Madrid started with great promise. Two consecutive victories at the start of the campaign there were queues in the Spanish capital, but the reality has been reserved for Quique Sanchez Flores, who suffered the worst week of the campaign so far.
In the Vicente Calderon last weekend, are disarmed by 3-2 Champions League rivals Espanyol, but worse was to follow in midweek when they are beaten by the same score minnows Greece, Aris is the Champions League, progress in the champions' on stage knockout remains uncertain.
"It 's been a similar game to Espanyol and we were poor," Flores told the media after the tie on Wednesday. "The last 10 minutes is tactically awful.
"We had intelligence. We played very nervous, very nervous."
Atleti European future is now out of their hands, after a nightmarish night in Madrid, but they must quickly form the basis of a repeat attack of the continent next season. currently sits seventh los Colchoneros top flight and Spanish are by no means a guaranteed place in Europe next term. Luxury Club has been a difficulty in recent days, but victory over Levante restore some pride.
