Levante
Barcelona
Match summary
Barcelona beat Levante 4-2 on the road. Barcelona led 2-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Xavi Espart put Barcelona ahead in the 5th minute, set up by Raphinha and Lamine Yamal made it 0-2 in the 19th minute, set up by Raphinha. In the second half, Yamal made it 0-3 from the penalty spot in the 48th minute, Iván Romero pulled one back to make it 1-3 in the 79th minute, Roger Brugué made it 2-3 in the 88th minute, and Karim Adeyemi made it 2-4 in stoppage time, set up by Marc Bernal.
Levante can feel hard done by, creating 2.79 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Barcelona's 2.48 from 12.
Barcelona claimed a 4 against 2 victory away against Levante in La Liga matchday 5 after dominating possession with 75 percent of the ball and completing 780 passes compared to the home team's 245 passes and 25 percent possession. Despite the visiting side controlling the tempo, Levante registered 13 shots to Barcelona's 12, putting 7 shots on target against 6. The hosts also recorded 48 dangerous attacks and earned an expected goals total of 2.79, narrowly higher than Barcelona's 2.48 expected goals. Both teams committed 11 fouls and received 1 yellow card each, while Levante won 3 corners to Barcelona's 5.
The scoring opened in the 5th minute when Xavi Espart converted a right foot shot for Barcelona, followed by Lamine Yamal scoring with a left foot shot in the 19th minute to make it 0 to 2 at half-time. A VAR review occurred in the 29th minute, and yellow cards were issued to Gerard Martín in the 45 plus 1st minute and Hugo Sotelo in the 45 plus 5th minute. Lamine Yamal added a penalty goal in the 48th minute. Iván Romero scored for Levante in the 79th minute, Roger Brugué added a second in the 88th minute, and Karim Adeyemi sealed the final 2 to 4 scoreline in the 90 plus 3rd minute.
