Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui is hanging on by a thread at the Santiago Bernabeu, but he is likely to get one more chance to prove he is the right man for the job in next week's Clasico showdown.
Madrid continue mired in a slump the likes of which fans had not seen since before Zinedine Zidane's glorious reign. Even the international week had been a welcome sight to the club, giving Lopetegui and his charges breathing space after going down to Alaves.
Levante, however, blew recovery plans out of the water with a 2-1 victory in the Spanish capital on Saturday.