Levante UD 2 - 4 FC Barcelona — Highlights & Result
Primera Division
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(1 month ago)
· MD 5
Highlights
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Recent history between these clubs shows two previous meetings since 2025, both won by the visiting side, including a 3-0 victory for FC Barcelona in February 2026. This Primera Division matchday 5 fixture on 13 September 2026 continued that competitive trend, though Levante pushed hard with 13 shots and 7 shots on target.
FC Barcelona arrived on a five-match winning streak across all competitions, averaging 4.3 goals per game in the league this season. They capitalized on their 75 percent possession as X. Espart opened the scoring in the 5th minute from a Raphinha assist. Lamine Yamal added two more, netting from another Raphinha assist in the 19th minute and converting a penalty in the 48th minute. Levante responded through I. Romero and R. Brugue in the 79th and 88th minutes, but K. Adeyemi sealed a 4-2 win for the visitors in the 90th minute, assisted by M. Bernal. Lamine Yamal earned the highest rating of the match at 8.5, while Iván Romero led the hosts with an 8.
The result leaves FC Barcelona at the top of the 20-team table on 15 points. Levante sit ten points behind the leaders after this defeat. Levante next play away at Villarreal on 20 September.
FC Barcelona arrived on a five-match winning streak across all competitions, averaging 4.3 goals per game in the league this season. They capitalized on their 75 percent possession as X. Espart opened the scoring in the 5th minute from a Raphinha assist. Lamine Yamal added two more, netting from another Raphinha assist in the 19th minute and converting a penalty in the 48th minute. Levante responded through I. Romero and R. Brugue in the 79th and 88th minutes, but K. Adeyemi sealed a 4-2 win for the visitors in the 90th minute, assisted by M. Bernal. Lamine Yamal earned the highest rating of the match at 8.5, while Iván Romero led the hosts with an 8.
The result leaves FC Barcelona at the top of the 20-team table on 15 points. Levante sit ten points behind the leaders after this defeat. Levante next play away at Villarreal on 20 September.
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Match stats
Levante v Barça
25%
Possession
75%
2.42
Expected goals (xG)
2.58
13
Shots
12
7
Shots on target
6
10
Shots inside the box
10
3
Corners
5
245
Passes
780
70%
Pass accuracy
91%
2
Saves
4
11
Fouls
11
4
Offsides
2
1
Yellow cards
1
Lineups & player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Lamine Yamal · Barça
66'
· 2 goals
Key moments
- 5' ⚽ X. Espart · assist Raphinha · Barça
- 19' ⚽ Lamine Yamal · assist Raphinha · Barça
- 45+5' 🟨 Hugo Sotelo · Levante
- 45+1' 🟨 Gerard Martín · Barça
- 48' ⚽ Lamine Yamal (pen) · Barça
- 79' ⚽ I. Romero · Levante
- 88' ⚽ R. Brugue · Levante
- 90' ⚽ K. Adeyemi · assist M. Bernal · Barça
Levante
4-4-2- 13 Mathew Ryan 90' 5.6
- 22 Jeremy Toljan 90' 5.6
- 2 Aïssa Mandi 90' 6.9
- 17 Víctor García 90' 6.2
- 7 Roger Brugué (c) ⚽ 90' 7.2
- 6 Daniel Requena 90' 6.3
- 4 Adrián de la Fuente 71' 5.9
- 23 Manuel Sánchez 71' 6.9
- 5 Hugo Sotelo 🟨 60' 6.5
- 8 Jon Ander Olasagasti 59' 6.2
- 10 Petar Ratkov 59' 6.5
- 18 Enzo Bardeli · sub 31' 6.9
- 9 Iván Romero · sub ⚽ 31' 8.0
- 20 Oriol Rey · sub 30' 6.7
- 29 Nacho Pérez · sub 19' 6.3
- 3 Ifeanyi Ndukwe · sub 19' 6.2
Barça
4-3-3- 1 Joan García 90' 7.3
- 24 Eric García 90' 6.6
- 5 Pau Cubarsí 90' 7.3
- 7 Fermín López 90' 6.7
- 16 Rodri 90' 7.9
- 11 Raphinha (c) 🅰️ 🅰️ 90' 7.5
- 12 Xavi Espart ⚽ 80' 7.2
- 17 Anthony Gordon 67' 6.5
- 8 Pedri 66' 6.9
- 10 Lamine Yamal ⚽ ⚽ 66' 8.5
- 18 Gerard Martín 🟨 45' 6.9
- 15 Andreas Christensen · sub 45' 7.2
- 22 Marc Bernal · sub 🅰️ 24' 6.6
- 20 Dani Olmo · sub 24' 6.3
- 14 Karim Adeyemi · sub ⚽ 23' 7.9
- 2 João Cancelo · sub 10' 6.6
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Levante
13th
in the table · 5 pts from 4
· GD 0
Barça
1st
in the table · 12 pts from 4
· GD +15