Spanish LALIGA

Barcelona vs Levante, 2020-2021 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA
  • 76': Lionel Messi
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Barcleona's Messi on cusp of Pele's goal mark in nervy win

La Liga

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
  • 2': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
  • 3': Foul by Dani Gómez (Levante).
  • 3': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Offside, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho tries a through ball, but Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
  • 7': Foul by Nikola Vukcevic (Levante).
  • 7': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Gonzalo Melero.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Jorge de Frutos (Levante) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Melero.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 13': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nikola Vukcevic.
  • 14': Dani Gómez (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Ronald Araujo (Barcelona).
  • 16': Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 16': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aitor Fernández.
  • 18': Foul by Coke (Levante).
  • 18': Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Dani Gómez (Levante) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Roger Martí with a through ball.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 21': Foul by Sergio Postigo (Levante).
  • 21': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 24': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jorge de Frutos.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Coke (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gonzalo Melero.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
  • 28': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Dani Gómez (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mickaël Malsa.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 31': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Carlos Clerc.
  • 35': Foul by Jorge de Frutos (Levante).
  • 35': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Nikola Vukcevic (Levante).
  • 36': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 37': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Roger Martí.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 38': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aitor Fernández.
  • 39': Foul by Mickaël Malsa (Levante).
  • 39': Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
  • 40': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergio Postigo.
  • 42': Foul by Nikola Vukcevic (Levante).
  • 42': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Nikola Vukcevic (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
  • 45': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nikola Vukcevic.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Levante 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Levante 0.
  • 49': Dani Gómez (Levante) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
  • 49': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 52': Foul by Carlos Clerc (Levante).
  • 52': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 56': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Foul by Roger Martí (Levante).
  • 56': Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 57': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Carlos Clerc.
  • 58': Offside, Barcelona. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
  • 58': Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Sergio Busquets.
  • 59': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Rúben Vezo.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 64': Foul by Mickaël Malsa (Levante).
  • 64': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 66': Foul by Roger Martí (Levante).
  • 66': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Clément Lenglet is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Levante. José Luis Morales replaces Roger Martí.
  • 68': Substitution, Levante. Nemanja Radoja replaces Nikola Vukcevic.
  • 68': Substitution, Levante. Jorge Miramón replaces Coke.
  • 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Trincão replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner.
  • 71': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aitor Fernández.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Goal! Barcelona 1, Levante 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 80': Foul by Jorge de Frutos (Levante).
  • 80': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
  • 81': Hand ball by Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona).
  • 82': Substitution, Levante. Sergio León replaces Gonzalo Melero.
  • 82': Substitution, Levante. Son replaces Jorge de Frutos.
  • 82': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Son (Levante).
  • 83': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Dani Gómez (Levante).
  • 87': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona).
  • 87': Jorge Miramón (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, Barcelona. Samuel Umtiti replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  • 90': Offside, Barcelona. Sergiño Dest tries a through ball, but Trincão is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. José Luis Morales (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Son.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Son (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Levante 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Barcelona 1, Levante 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Barcelona 1, Levante 0.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 4
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 12
12 Saves 3
36.8 Possession 63.2
6 SHOTS 24
3 ON GOAL 13
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
306 Accurate Passes 596
383 Passes 659
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.2
45 Long Balls 41
20 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 3
5 Effective Tackles 8
12 Tackles 10
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
13 Interceptions 9
28 Effective Clearances 7
28 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain

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
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
15 Clément Lenglet
4 Ronald Araújo
18 Jordi Alba
2 Sergiño Dest
14 Philippe Coutinho
21 Frenkie de Jong Yellow Card
5 Sergio Busquets
10 Lionel Messi
9 Martin Braithwaite Yellow Card
7 Antoine Griezmann

LEV Levante (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Aitor Fernández (GK)
14 Rúben Vezo
15 Sergio Postigo
19 Carlos Clerc
23 Coke
12 Mickael Malsa
17 Nikola Vukcevic Yellow Card
22 Gonzalo Melero
18 Jorge de Frutos
9 Roger Martí
21 Dani Gómez

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