Levante beat Athletic Club 3-1 in La Liga's sixth round, and Roger Brugué did the damage in a two-minute burst. He scored in the 20th and 22nd minutes, then Etta Eyong added the late third as Levante moved up to 11th place with 10 points after nine rounds.
Brugué's burst and Levante's lift
Brugué's double took him to three league goals this season, which is a sharp return from seven appearances and a reminder that his output has been there even before this match. Levante had come into the game without a win in their previous five league fixtures, so this was a much-needed response rather than a one-off flourish.
The table jump was the real reward. Levante started the day 17th and ended it 11th, with the win carrying more weight because the game was tight until the final stages. Levante vs Athletic Club swung properly once the first goals went in, but the third goal made sure there was no late wobble.
Athletic Club's brief fightback
Álex Berenguer pulled one back from the penalty spot in the 66th minute, and Aymeric Laporte was then sent off in the 73rd minute after stopping Dani Requena while he was through on goal. That left Athletic needing a lot in a short space of time, and Levante finished the job through Eyong in the 90+8th minute.
The scoreline is the one A Bola reported, while the fixture list still shows the game as not yet final in other records. On the pitch, though, Levante earned the kind of win that can shift a team out of trouble quickly, and Brugué was the main reason it happened.
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