Lucky for Madrid to have Vinicius, his two goals made Madrid not lose to Levante. I'm also happy with Bale's performance, he can score goals. Madrid had the ball but failed to win the game. Madrid's defense is also fragile, the duo of Nacho and Militao have not been able to replace Varane and Ramos. A bit of Anceloti's mistake, I think it was Isco's substitution that actually played really well he should have played until the end.
If you look at the history of the games, Levante and Real, you can see that Levente is an inconvenient opponent for real, and often takes points from them. The attack of both teams played very well, it is clear that Real has no problems to score goals, perhaps Real does not have a big need for Mbappa. But there are a lot of questions about the Real Madrid defense, it makes too many mistakes for a club of this level. The issue with the defenders of Real Madrid needs to be resolved urgently, because this can become their Aheles heel.
I agree with you. Real Madrid's forward is very strong if Bale and Hazard are not injured. They don't need Mbappe at the moment. But with Varane and Ramos leaving, their defense has become very weak. This gap they will not be able to fill this season. Maybe they have to play defensively, otherwise the strikers have to score a lot of goals.