Barcelona vs Levante, 2019-2020 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAAnsu Fati, 17, youngest to score brace in La Liga in Barcelona's win
La Liga
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Dangerous play by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 2': Gonzalo Melero (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by José Campaña.
- 4': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 6': Foul by Nikola Vukcevic (Levante).
- 6': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Toño (Levante).
- 8': Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
- 11': Rubén Rochina (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 12': José Campaña (Levante) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt missed. José Luis Morales (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 13': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
- 15': Foul by Roger Martí (Levante).
- 15': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 17': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 18': Offside, Levante. Nikola Vukcevic tries a through ball, but José Luis Morales is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 19': Gonzalo Melero (Levante) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nikola Vukcevic.
- 21': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Gonzalo Melero.
- 22': Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 23': Offside, Levante. José Luis Morales tries a through ball, but Toño is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 26': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergio Postigo.
- 29': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
- 30': Goal! Barcelona 1, Levante 0. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
- 31': Goal! Barcelona 2, Levante 0. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 34': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Rúben Vezo.
- 36': Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 42': Foul by Rubén Rochina (Levante).
- 42': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Barcelona 2, Levante 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 2, Levante 0.
- 48': Offside, Barcelona. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Ansu Fati is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
- 50': Attempt missed. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 53': Attempt saved. José Luis Morales (Levante) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roger Martí.
- 53': Attempt missed. Rubén Rochina (Levante) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 54': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jorge Miramón.
- 55': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Melero (Levante) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Luis Morales with a cross.
- 56': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Gonzalo Melero.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 57': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Gonzalo Melero (Levante).
- 58': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 59': Foul by Rúben Vezo (Levante).
- 59': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Substitution, Levante. Hernâni replaces Gonzalo Melero.
- 60': Substitution, Levante. Borja Mayoral replaces José Luis Morales.
- 60': Foul by Rubén Rochina (Levante).
- 60': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 64': Hand ball by Rúben Vezo (Levante).
- 65': Borja Mayoral (Levante) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 65': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Attempt saved. Hernâni (Levante) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Roger Martí with a cross.
- 66': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 69': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
- 69': Rubén Rochina (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Hernâni (Levante) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by José Campaña.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 71': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
- 72': Offside, Levante. José Campaña tries a through ball, but Roger Martí is caught offside.
- 73': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 74': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 74': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aitor Fernández.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 80': Substitution, Levante. Enis Bardhi replaces Nikola Vukcevic because of an injury.
- 80': Substitution, Barcelona. Arthur replaces Frenkie de Jong.
- 82': Attempt saved. Enis Bardhi (Levante) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Toño with a cross.
- 83': Foul by Roger Martí (Levante).
- 83': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Ansu Fati.
- 87': Attempt missed. Roger Martí (Levante) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sergio Postigo.
- 88': Attempt saved. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 89': Foul by Rubén Rochina (Levante).
- 89': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
- 90'+1': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Rubén Rochina (Levante) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Goal! Barcelona 2, Levante 1. Rúben Vezo (Levante) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rubén Rochina following a corner.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Rubén Rochina (Levante) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Barcelona 2, Levante 1.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 2, Levante 1.
Statistics
 LEV |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 4 |
| 32.9 | Possession | 67.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 294 | Accurate Passes | 690 |
| 355 | Passes | 755 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 32 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 15 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 12 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 60,295
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 60,295
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alavés | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Athletic Club | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué  |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | Nélson Semedo |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 4 | Ivan Rakitić |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 17 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 31 | Ansu Fati |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
Levante (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Aitor Fernández (GK) |
| 14 | Rúben Vezo |
| 15 | Sergio Postigo |
| 3 | Toño |
| 20 | Jorge Miramón |
| 17 | Nikola Vukcevic |
| 22 | Gonzalo Melero |
| 24 | José Campaña |
| 16 | Rubén Rochina |
| 9 | Roger Martí |
| 11 | José Luis Morales |
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