Complex sentence: Zé Maria was released and joined La Liga side Levante UD on a free transfer: starting the season as first-choice right-back the 33-year-old lost the position and finished with 14 league appearances, with the Valencian barely avoiding relegation.
Split into simpler sentences: Zé Maria was released and joined La Liga side Levante UD on a free transfer. Starting the season as first-choice right-back, the 33-year old lost the position and finished with 14 league appearances, with Levante barely avoiding relegation.