Real Sociedad vs Levante preview - Munua warns in-form Levante

Posted Wednesday, March 02, 2011 by PA

Levante goalkeeper Gustavo Munua insists his side are not getting carried away by their impressive recent turnaround in form and admits there is still a long way to go to secure their top-flight status.

Levante propped up the Primera Division standings after losing 4-1 at Sevilla in January - the club's fifth successive loss - but since that game they have claimed four wins in five games, with their only setback being a 2-0 defeat at title-chasing Real Madrid.

That form has lifted Levante up to 13th ahead of Wednesday's trip to Real Sociedad, but, with the relegation zone still only three points away, Munua is preaching caution.

He said: "I think everybody has their feet on the ground, because really we haven't achieved anything yet. We can win at practically any ground, but if we lose concentration or start thinking we've achieved something, things could go wrong for us.

"There's still a lot of the season left. We're convinced we have the team to achieve our objective and, God willing, at the end of the season we will have achieved it, but it's not easy.

"Everything is all very even, there are many games to go and we need to continue being humble. It seemed it would be an achievement to save ourselves, but there is an excellent group here."

Sociedad, who finished three points clear of third-placed Levante in winning the Segunda Division title last season, have enjoyed a fine return to La Liga and are ninth in the table on 34 points.

That means they are just four points off the European places, although assistant coach Alberto Iturralde admits their prime goal remains staying in the division.

"Winning (against Levante) would be an important step towards staying up, that's our initial objective," said Iturralde, whose side are 10 points clear of the drop zone despite Saturday's 4-1 loss at Espanyol.