Nobody Wrote the Script This Way
Two months ago Levante were bottom. Everyone had moved on. The division had basically decided it for them.
Thursday night said otherwise.
Iván Romero scored twice. Levante beat Sevilla 2-0. Five games to go and they are still in this. The noise inside the Estadi Ciutat de València at full time told you everything about what this result means in this city right now.
Romero Did It. Twice.
The opener came from a free kick in the 37th minute. Andrés Castrín fouled on the left wing — dumb challenge, tight area — and Romero was on the end of the delivery. Right foot. Left side of the box. Sharp and low. Vlachodimos got a hand to it. Not enough.
1-0 at the break and Sevilla had chances to level before then. Kike Salas from a tight angle, left foot — it went high and wide. Rubén Vargas early in the second half, similar story. Mathew Ryan did what he needed to do.
Then the second came in the 93rd minute. Levante broke fast. Kervin Arriaga had come on as a sub and he played Romero clean through the middle. One touch to set, low finish into the bottom left. Over. Done. Romero had been booked two minutes before scoring. Did not seem to bother him.
Sevilla Had Nothing to Give
They came without Januzaj. Without Jordán. Without Azpilicueta. Without Marcão. Carmona was suspended. Sow had hobbled off against Real Oviedo in the previous game and was not here either.
Even with that in mind, the performance was bad. Akor Adams got booked in the tenth minute and never settled. Isaac Romero was hauled off after 68 minutes having done nothing. Ejuke and Alexis Sánchez came on and changed nothing.
Luis García has a problem. One win away from home in nine games across all competitions — that stat explains the league position better than anything. They sat 16th coming in. Two points above the bottom three. That gap will feel a lot smaller by the weekend.
The 2-1 win over Atlético Madrid last time out was built on Gudelj’s injury-time goal against a heavily rotated side. This was a truer picture of where Sevilla actually are.
What This Means for Levante
One defeat in six. Three wins in that run. Espí’s 83rd-minute goal to beat Getafe. Now this.
The defence was giving up goals all season — 26 at home, worst in the division. Ryan has sorted himself out. The shape is better. They still play with aggression — Raghouber and Oriol Rey both picked up cards on Thursday — but there is purpose to it now.
Romero is the player carrying this run. He is direct, he stays sharp in big moments, and he keeps delivering. Arriaga changed the game from the bench in the second half. That kind of contribution from a substitute used to be beyond this team.
Five games left. 29 points. The gap to safety is still there but it is no longer a gap that feels impossible. That matters.
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Levante 2-0 Sevilla La Liga Round 33 | Thursday, 23 April 2026 | Estadi Ciutat de València
Goals: Iván Romero 37′, 90+3′ — assist Kervin Arriaga (2nd goal)
Yellow Cards: Oriol Rey, Ugo Raghouber, Iván Romero 90+1′ (LEV) | Akor Adams, Lucien Agoumé, Djibril Sow (SEV)
Levante XI: Ryan | Toljan, De la Fuente, Moreno, M. Sánchez | Raghouber | Tunde, Olasagasti, P. Martínez, I. Romero | Espí Subs: Álvarez (for Raghouber), Arriaga (for Olasagasti), Etta Eyong (for Espí)
Sevilla XI: Vlachodimos | A. López, Gudelj, Salas | Juanlu, Agoumé, Manu Bueno, Oso | I. Romero, Vargas | Adams Subs: Alexis Sánchez (for I. Romero), Ejuke (for Vargas), Peque Fernández (for Gudelj)
Half-Time: 1-0 | Table: Levante 19th (29 pts) | Sevilla 16th (34 pts)
