Barcelona vs Levante, 2018-19 Spanish Copa del Rey, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Barcelona win 4-2 on aggregate

Barcelona

30': Ousmane Dembélé
31': Ousmane Dembélé
54': Lionel Messi

FT
3 - 0
2nd Leg - Barcelona win 4-2 on aggregate

Levante

Barcelona see off Levante, but Copa del Rey future still in doubt

However, Barca's status in a competition is unclear after Levante said they would file a complaint to the Spanish federation.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Offside, Levante. Aitor Fernández tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Boateng is caught offside.
2': Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Erick Cabaco (Levante).
5': Attempt blocked. Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
5': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Rober Pier.
5': Erick Cabaco (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Jeison Murillo (Barcelona).
7': Emmanuel Boateng (Levante) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Foul by Jeison Murillo (Barcelona).
7': Foul by Enis Bardhi (Levante).
7': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Erick Cabaco (Levante).
10': Offside, Levante. Moses Simon tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Boateng is caught offside.
14': Foul by Erick Cabaco (Levante).
14': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
15': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aitor Fernández.
16': Arthur (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Enis Bardhi (Levante).
16': Attempt missed. Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Arthur.
19': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
19': José Campaña (Levante) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Foul by Emmanuel Boateng (Levante).
21': Jeison Murillo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt saved. Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
25': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur.
25': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aitor Fernández.
25': Attempt missed. Jeison Murillo (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner.
26': Arthur (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by José Campaña (Levante).
26': Foul by Emmanuel Boateng (Levante).
26': Jeison Murillo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Attempt missed. Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
29': Attempt missed. Arthur (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
30': Goal! Barcelona 1, Levante 0. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
31': Goal! Barcelona 2, Levante 0. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball following a fast break.
32': Foul by Sergio Postigo (Levante).
32': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Sergio Postigo (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt missed. José Campaña (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moses Simon.
39': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a through ball.
39': Attempt saved. Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
42': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Coutinho.
43': Borja Mayoral (Levante) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
43': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Attempt saved. Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur.
45': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45': Attempt saved. Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45': Emmanuel Boateng (Levante) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Foul by Jeison Murillo (Barcelona).
45'+1': Jeison Murillo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Sergio Postigo (Levante) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erick Cabaco.
45'+2': First Half ends, Barcelona 2, Levante 0.
45': Second Half begins Barcelona 2, Levante 0.
48': Enis Bardhi (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
49': Foul by Rober Pier (Levante).
49': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by Erick Cabaco (Levante).
50': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Coutinho is caught offside.
53': Attempt missed. Arthur (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
54': Goal! Barcelona 3, Levante 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
55': Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Foul by Coke (Levante).
56': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Emmanuel Boateng (Levante).
56': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergio Postigo.
58': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
58': Moses Simon (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Arthur (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Enis Bardhi (Levante).
61': Substitution, Levante. Raphael Dwamena replaces Borja Mayoral.
62': Attempt saved. Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
62': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
62': Raphael Dwamena (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Substitution, Barcelona. Luis Suárez replaces Coutinho.
64': Offside, Barcelona. Ivan Rakitic tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
65': Erick Cabaco (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
65': Offside, Levante. Enis Bardhi tries a through ball, but Moses Simon is caught offside.
68': Substitution, Levante. Cheick Doukouré replaces José Campaña.
68': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Boateng (Levante) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Coke.
69': Delay in match Sergio Postigo (Levante) because of an injury.
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Substitution, Levante. Jason replaces Sergio Postigo because of an injury.
73': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a fast break.
73': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Jordi Alba.
75': Foul by Erick Cabaco (Levante).
75': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Erick Cabaco (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur.
76': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aitor Fernández.
77': Substitution, Barcelona. Denis Suárez replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
78': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
78': Attempt saved. Rober Pier (Levante) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a cross.
79': Coke (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
79': Foul by Rober Pier (Levante).
79': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right from a direct free kick.
80': Foul by Jeison Murillo (Barcelona).
80': Raphael Dwamena (Levante) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Attempt blocked. Enis Bardhi (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
82': Attempt missed. Enis Bardhi (Levante) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
83': Offside, Levante. Jason tries a through ball, but Raphael Dwamena is caught offside.
84': Sanjin Prcic (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Suárez.
86': Foul by Jason (Levante).
86': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Attempt blocked. Cheick Doukouré (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason.
87': Attempt missed. Raphael Dwamena (Levante) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cheick Doukouré.
87': Attempt blocked. Denis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
89': Foul by Moses Simon (Levante).
89': Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Offside, Barcelona. Luis Suárez tries a through ball, but Denis Suárez is caught offside.
90': Enis Bardhi (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
90'+1': Emmanuel Boateng (Levante) hits the left post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Cheick Doukouré with a cross.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
90'+2': Foul by Rober Pier (Levante).
90'+2': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Rober Pier (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
90'+4': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Erick Cabaco (Levante).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Levante 0.
90'+4': Match ends, Barcelona 3, Levante 0.

Statistics

LEV		BAR
20	Fouls	12
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	5
10	Saves	1
30.7	Possession	69.3
9	SHOTS	25
1	ON GOAL	13
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
225	Accurate Passes	602
294	Passes	685
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	3
8	Crosses	9
0.3	Cross %	0.3
55	Long Balls	54
27	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	14
21	Tackles	20
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
20	Interceptions	10
6	Effective Clearances	7
6	Clearances	7

Game Information

Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 42,838

Line-Ups

Barcelona (4-3-3)

No.	Name
13	Jasper Cillessen (GK)
15	Clément Lenglet
17	Jeison Murillo
18	Jordi Alba
2	Nélson Semedo
4	Ivan Rakitić
8	Arthur
22	Arturo Vidal
10	Lionel Messi
7	Philippe Coutinho
11	Ousmane Dembélé

Barcelona Substitutes:

Sergio Busquets, Sergi Roberto, Gerard Piqué, Luis Suárez, Carles Aleñá, Denis Suárez, Marc-André ter Stegen.

Levante (3-5-2)

No.	Name
25	Aitor Fernández (GK)
15	Sergio Postigo
4	Róber
18	Erick Cabaco
10	Enis Bardhi
24	José Campaña
8	Sanjin Prcic
7	Moses Simon
12	Coke
2	Borja Mayoral
21	Emmanuel Boateng

Levante Substitutes:

Raphael Dwamena, Koke Vegas, José Luis Morales, Jason, Cheick Doukouré, Pedro López, Toño.

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