Levante ratings at Osasuna as Ryan shines in El Sadar draw | OneFootball

Levante opened their 26/27 account with a draw at El Sadar. According to Superdeporte, Luís Castro’s side looked sharper than at the RCDE Stadium eight days earlier, but still lacked punch as Osasuna carved chances the visitors contained.

Mathew Ryan was alert before the break, tipping then gathering the hosts’ clearest opening on the stroke of half-time. After the restart he clawed away Ante Budimir’s far-post header, and around the hour Mandi, helped by the post, cleared to prevent 1-0.

Ryan earned seven. Mandi, six and a half, was secure and decisive, while Roger Brugué, six and a half, returning from suspension, hit the bar with Levante’s best chance. Bardeli, six, sparked that move with a swift break and cross before fading.

Several underperformed. Oriol Rey and Olasagasti were four and a half, Dela five and a half with lanes blocked, while Thiago Fernández five and a half offered only flashes and Iván Romero five looked isolated as the lone nine.

From the bench, Víctor García and Toljan each received five, while late cameos for Etta Eyong and Hugo Sotelo went unrated, Eyong appealing for a pull by Sergio Herrera. Head coach Luís Castro was given four for late changes beyond 70 minutes and, despite a rush to register all signings, he used only Thiago Fernández and Hugo Sotelo, the latter for barely five minutes.

Source: Superdeporte

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