Barcelona given a scare, but snatch late win over Levante in La Liga | OneFootball

Last Saturday, in a match valid for the second round of the Spanish Championship, Barcelona visited Levante at the Ciudad de Valencia Stadium and won in a comeback, 3-2. Pedri, Ferran Torres, and Elgezabal (own goal) scored for the visitors, while Iván Ávila and José Luis scored for Levante.

With the result, Barcelona reached six points, now in first place in the standings. On the other hand, Levante remained scoreless, in 18th position.

Barcelona returns to the field on Sunday (31/08), at 4:30 pm (Brasília time), when they visit Rayo Vallecano. On Friday, at 2:30 pm, Levante visits Elche. Both matches will be valid for the 3rd round.

At 15 minutes of the first half, Levante opened the scoring: after Toljan's cross from the left, Iván Romero dominated in the area, cut the marker, and finished with a cross.

After a VAR review that pointed out Baldé's touch, the referee marked a penalty for Levante. On the shot, Morales hit hard in the left corner and increased the lead to 52 minutes of the first half.

At four minutes, Pedri received with space at the entrance of the area and risked from outside. The midfielder hit a beautiful shot in the right angle to score for Barcelona.

At seven minutes of the second half, Raphinha took a corner from the right and put the ball closed in the small area. Ferran Torres deflected and tied the game.

At 46 minutes of the second half, Lamine Yamal crossed from the right, the ball deflected off Elgezabal's head and went in, securing the three points for Barcelona.

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