Eden Hazard will miss Real Madrid's Champions League clash with Manchester City after suffering another ankle injury.
It was a poor game all round for Zinedine Zidane as the 1-0 defeat at Ciutat de Valencia saw Barcelona replace them as LaLiga leaders, but the injury to Hazard good be even worse news.
The Belgian has already missed three months with an ankle injury, with the game at Levante just his second game back from that lengthy spell out.
Hazard took another blow on the same problem ankle, and Real Madrid's medical staff now say he has suffered a fractured fibula.
Real Madrid have confirmed that Hazard will miss the first leg of their last 16 Champions League clash with Pep Guardiola's side on Wednesday, but he'll also miss out on their huge El Clasico battle with Barcelona next Sunday.
Zidane felt Real Madrid had been unfortunate not to get something from Saturday's match, the result leaving them two points behind in the title race and ending their 15-game unbeaten league run.
"We played well during the first half, and the goal was the only thing we missed, but it is the most important thing in football," he said.
"In the second half, they had one chance and scored. Football is tough because in two matches now, we have lost five points.
"Next week is when we are playing for everything. We have to rest up and focus on the week to come. We have to take all the good that we have done so far and go back to winning."
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Zidane added: "We had very good moments this season and we must not lower our arms because of these two games.
"We have to think that this can be carried forward, with courage and energy and this is football."
Zidane is determined to tackle two very testing challenges one at a time.
"We will do everything possible to return to the top of LaLiga - but first we have a game on Wednesday," he said. "We know the importance of these two matches."
Levante had lost five of their last six league fixtures, but can now add Real Madrid's scalp to the 3-1 home victory over Barcelona at the start of November.
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