Real Madrid overcome Bernabeu boos to record Arbeloa's first win
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Madrid: Angry Real Madrid fans jeered their own team before they went on to beat Levante 2 0 in La Liga on Saturday to record new coach Alvaro Arbeloa...
Madrid: Angry Real Madrid fans jeered their own team before they went on to beat Levante 2-0 in La Liga on Saturday to record new coach Alvaro Arbeloa's first win at the helm.
Arbeloa's debut after replacing Xabi Alonso ended in a humiliating Copa del Rey defeat in midweek at second-tier Albacete, but second-half goals from Kylian Mbappe and Raul Asencio secured three vital points at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Madrid cut the gap on leaders Barcelona to one point before the in-form Spanish champions visit Real Sociedad on Sunday.
Star players Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham came in for ire from the home fans after a disastrous week. Mbappe also started but was spared the jeers.
The French forward had been expected to return for the Champions League game against Monaco next week as he manages his recovery from a knee sprain.
