The Penalties were a delight for Adrián Dela… but They have become a nightmare. Levante’s central defender has undergone a great transformation. That of being a reliable guy from the penalty spot to becoming a stone in the road. Because at the Madrid center that special moment has changed him which is being ‘one on one’ with the goalkeeper. But something has changed.
Dela had always stood out for a 100% effectiveness from eleven meters. He had done it in all categories of football. From First RFEF, passing through Second Division and reaching First. Dela was confirming that he was a player Lethal from the penalty spot.
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His first goal from eleven meters he achieved it when he played in First RFEF. 2021-22 season with Villarreal B. Goal against San Fernando.
continued in Second. Five shots and a goal. In 2022-23 he scored against Aarón Escandell in a Villarreal B-Cartagena team. In 2023-24 he scored against Elche and Eibar. And in 2024-25 against Castellón and Eibar.
In First He assumed that role: that of the ‘eleven meters’. And he scored against Remiro to tie against the Royal Society before the Christmas break.
Everything changed after his scoring ‘premiere’ in First Division
Now, The effectiveness has been total until last December, but in 2026 the framework has completely changed. Because Dela has continued to be one of the team’s specialists. But he has not had any luck. Everything changed.
He missed his first penalty against Getafe. David Soria got the hang of the Granota center back. It was the first shame that I turned my back on him. And this trend has continued. Because In Levante-Mallorca played this weekend and already at 2-0, Dela prepared to take another penalty and… hit the crossbar. This was his second missed penalty and he did it consecutively.