Levante vs Barcelona, 2020-2021 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGABarcelona's La Liga hopes suffer blow with draw at Levante
Barcelona squandered a golden opportunity to go top in La Liga with a 3-3 draw at Levante on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 3': Foul by Toño (Levante).
- 3': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Attempt saved. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 5': Foul by Gonzalo Melero (Levante).
- 5': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 11': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Rober Pier (Levante).
- 16': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
- 17': Attempt missed. José Luis Morales (Levante) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 19': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 19': Roger Martí (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Enis Bardhi (Levante).
- 21': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedri.
- 23': Attempt blocked. José Luis Morales (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Goal! Levante 0, Barcelona 1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 28': Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 29': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 30': Attempt saved. Enis Bardhi (Levante) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 30': Foul by Gonzalo Melero (Levante).
- 30': Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Óscar Duarte (Levante).
- 31': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 32': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Rober Pier.
- 34': Goal! Levante 0, Barcelona 2. Pedri (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé following a fast break.
- 36': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 36': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
- 37': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 37': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 39': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Toño.
- 39': Attempt missed. Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Rúben Vezo (Levante).
- 41': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 43': Toño (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Óscar Duarte.
- 45': Attempt missed. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
- 45': First Half ends, Levante 0, Barcelona 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Levante 0, Barcelona 2.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Ronald Araujo because of an injury.
- 47': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jorge Miramón.
- 47': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé following a corner.
- 51': Attempt saved. Roger Martí (Levante) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a cross.
- 53': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Melero (Levante) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jorge Miramón with a cross.
- 55': Attempt missed. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 57': Goal! Levante 1, Barcelona 2. Gonzalo Melero (Levante) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorge Miramón with a cross.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Pedri (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 59': Attempt blocked. José Luis Morales (Levante) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toño.
- 60': Goal! Levante 2, Barcelona 2. José Luis Morales (Levante) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roger Martí.
- 61': Substitution, Levante. Dani Gómez replaces Enis Bardhi.
- 61': Substitution, Levante. Mickaël Malsa replaces Óscar Duarte.
- 62': Attempt saved. Mickaël Malsa (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorge de Frutos.
- 64': Goal! Levante 2, Barcelona 3. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 67': Foul by Mickaël Malsa (Levante).
- 67': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Jorge de Frutos (Levante) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Offside, Barcelona. Marc-André ter Stegen tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
- 72': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
- 73': Attempt missed. Rober Pier (Levante) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by José Luis Morales with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Attempt missed. Jorge de Frutos (Levante) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mickaël Malsa.
- 74': Substitution, Barcelona. Óscar Mingueza replaces Pedri.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Dani Gómez (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roger Martí.
- 74': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
- 75': Substitution, Levante. Coke replaces Jorge Miramón.
- 75': Substitution, Levante. Sergio León replaces Roger Martí.
- 77': Offside, Levante. Rober Pier tries a through ball, but Dani Gómez is caught offside.
- 77': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 77': Mickaël Malsa (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Foul by José Luis Morales (Levante).
- 78': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': José Luis Morales (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Foul by Rober Pier (Levante).
- 81': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergiño Dest replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 83': Goal! Levante 3, Barcelona 3. Sergio León (Levante) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Toño with a cross.
- 85': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Sergi Roberto.
- 88': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jorge de Frutos.
- 89': Attempt missed. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Substitution, Levante. Giorgi Kochorashvili replaces José Luis Morales.
- 90': Hand ball by Coke (Levante).
- 90'+1': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 90'+1': Jorge de Frutos (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Foul by Dani Gómez (Levante).
- 90'+2': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aitor Fernández.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Melero (Levante) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Kochorashvili.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Sergio León (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Coke (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge de Frutos with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Levante 3, Barcelona 3.
- 0': Match ends, Levante 3, Barcelona 3.
Statistics
BAR |
LEV![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 60.8 | Possession | 39.2 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 555 | Accurate Passes | 329 |
| 628 | Passes | 388 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 14 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 14 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 11 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Ciutat de Valencia
Location: Manises, Spain
Venue: Ciutat de Valencia
Location: Manises, Spain
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 19 | +33 | 49 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 19 | +24 | 45 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 18 | +20 | 41 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 19 | +17 | 38 |
Line-Ups
Levante (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Aitor Fernández (GK) |
| 6 | Óscar Duarte |
| 14 | Rúben Vezo |
| 3 | Toño |
| 20 | Jorge Miramón |
| 22 | Gonzalo Melero |
| 4 | Róber |
| 10 | Enis Bardhi |
| 18 | Jorge de Frutos |
| 11 | José Luis Morales |
| 9 | Roger Martí |
Barcelona (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 16 | Pedri |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 11 | Ousmane Dembélé |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
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