Three second-half goals in the space of seven minutes has seen Levante shock the La Liga log leaders after Leo Messi had put Barcelona ahead in the first half.
Match Report
Barcelona fell apart as Levante scored three times in seven second-half minutes to claim a dramatic 3-1 LaLiga victory.
Lionel Messi, who returned to the Argentina squad this week, made it six goals in his last five games with a first-half penalty that appeared to have leaders Barca on course to extend a seven-match winning streak in all competitions.
But after Luis Suarez went off injured, an astonishing spell saw Jose Campana, Borja Mayoral and Nemanja Radoja all score as the match was turned on its head.
Barca's defeat means Real Madrid, who face Real Betis later on Saturday, have the chance to go top of the table with a victory.
La Liga Standings
Match Events
38' Penalty Goal! Levante 0-1 Barcelona (Messi)
41' INJURY! Suarez replaced by Perez
Valverde is forced into making an early substitution as Suarez asks to come off, with Perez on to replace him. For now, Messi has taken up a central role, with Griezmann wide.
61' GOAL! Levante 1-1 Barcelona (Campana)
LEVANTE EQUALISE! Barcelona are caught out at the back and Campana gets on the end of a loose ball and smashes it past Ter Stegen! It seemed as though Barcelona were starting to take control again, but Lenglet misjudges a clearance and Morales steals in ahead of him, squares to Campana and he hits a right-footed shot into the left of the goal!
63' GOAL! Levante 2-1 Barcelona (Mayoral)
GOAAAAAL! 2-1 LEVANTE! That's two in quick succession for the hosts! What a strike from Mayoral!! Campana with the pass to Mayoral, but he has his back to goal. He swivels and fires a fierce right-footed shot past Ter Stegen. The keeper does get a hand on it, but it's just too powerful for him to keep out!
68' GOAL! Levante 3-1 Barcelona (Radoja)
IT'S 3-1!!! A phenomenal turnaround from Levante!!! Lenglet heads a free-kick clear, but only as far as Radoja and he thunders a magnificent volley beyond Ter Stegen from the centre of the box! Levante now two goals ahead in the space of seven minutes!!
75' OFFSIDE! Messi's goal disallowed
GOAL DISALLOWED!! Messi gets a little lucky as the ball takes a slight touch off a Levante defender, but he shows wonderful skill to get it under control and take it past Clerc, then tucking a low shot beyond Fernandez. But Griezmann is offside in the build-up and VAR rules it out! Still 3-1!
Cincoprs
2413
Valverde take off your mask we know you are Ole 😂💔😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
TheDarKnight13
2206
Barca fans life cycle : Valverde OUT > Messi the GOAT > Valverde OUT🤣🤣
Flashbang
1194
Barca fans :we want our Manager out😠 Bayern fans :hold my beer 😂
musbimrsy
1187
Trying to find Messi in this game🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Shridharrai
1041
this is what happen when the internal politics is played... keep valverde... keep suarez... bcoz messi loves both of them... i respect messi nd i m his hige fan but this time i will surely criticise him whatever anyone say messi doesn't like griezman in barca nd he is still not connecting with him... he pnly loves Suarez who is too sloppy .... nd pique is playing like a B team player....he is finished absolutely ...we are seeing this from three seasons but Barça board never want to replace these old ones like Suarez pique bisquests rakitic etc... they will never think about the biggest issue of Barcelona which are .... 1. sloppy defence nd 2. fucking coach... valverde
Nijas26
1038
valverde JOKER VERSION
raynknight
1028
we have signed a Great CB this summer
niycisy
991
I really don't see us progressing in CL with this team n coach. What irks me most is that he destroyed the Barca philosophy. Now barca keeps holding the ball, makes negative passes, until it reaches our box, then lose it. The other team practically just to shoot, we do the build up for them. He needs to bench few players. No one is greater than the club. Namely Pique n Sergi. Pique was cocky, sloppy, horrible n practically shifted the game in favor of Levante. Sergi Roberti is not a starter, he us at best a sub midfielder. why make him play. I really feel for Messi, De Jong n Ter stegen. They did not play thier best, but did not deserve this score hope they sack Lord Val n change this gangrenous, mutilated version of my barça[Sadtolook]
Heyyowhatspopin
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Valverde is not at fault he did what was necessary........ pique and langlet are the main culprits..... and so are the full backs.... one fault by valverde is to not play Alba and buesquets from the start but I can understand why he did that. Overall shambolic defence.. messi,de jong, fati,roberto were the only ones forcing forward.... Griezmann was amazing overall defensively... it really is disappointing .... levante were absolutely up for it and I have one thing to describe Barca’s game plan ahead of this clash.....”easy going”.... they though this would be another routine game and usually big sides get caught up in that mentality and often lose we’ve seen that from likes of Man City,juventus,PSG,Real Madrid,Bayern etc It is a shame to lose such games but none the less..... a star defender is what we really need to complete the team... pique should really consider a move next season...
justice12345
915
I post this on the screen shot before the match.. As far as vervalde remain barca coach, bartommeu remain the president barca would never move forward... Since vervalde came to barca Suarez lose form, rakitic becoming useless, cucurella, Miranda were better back up for alba but opted to loan them and buy average firpo who stay fit and was still un used substitute.. Alena once a golden boy is fading, Malcom became usesless... A reasonable barca fans would really understand what I mean.. Why would barca loan two wonderful left back Miranda and cucurella and bring on firpo, why is alena being bench when countinho was loaned and no attacking midfielder.. Now under vervalde barca only play with full pack of defensive midfielders and center midfielder.. While busquet is dying of form
Tobenguzman
821
Please sack valverde
DiegoC52
790
When you stake Barcelona Handicap and win and Levante is winning them 3-1 in the 84th minutes
AN-WAR
765
Barcelona lost 3 points. Barcelona fans may hide in the bed.
maniyar shadab
704
Barca Fans when they win:-Messi Messi! Barca Fans when they loose:- Valverde out, Valverde out...!!!
Scarlxrd7
689
Watching this barca gets me angry some players choose who to give the ball, the team doesn’t have any intensity, this fuck called valverde plays semedo in LB like wat the fuck y the fuck was junior firpo signed and they claim to say we are winning the champions league wat a nice joke that must tickle teams like juventus, Liverpool, Manchester city These teams are playing with desire barca must create there own competition in which they can bottle it countless number of times and Messi has to step up and talk to the board that is the duty of a captain he knows so much about football and still decides to stay with this fucking clown who is always celebrating Halloween and to make it worse ter stegan is facing more shots than ever this is alarming look at what is happening to de gea fuck u valverde
Albïster
649
u guys are fools...don't blame your team keep blaming coach
mothefking idiot.. trying to explain a barca fans ,,,,rather explain a rock
fidbknr
611
I just want to say this is not Valverde's fault alone. The players too. The players especially actually. Valverde doesn't play football guys ,we can't blame him for any substitutes he makes as long as it's the Barca's substitutes he is using, every player wants to play and the season is too long,he can't be using the same players. It's the players bcos they kind of underrate certain teams ,they did the same thing against Prague in the UCL, they think that they can score any time even if the same teams score. It's the mindset of the entire team. They need to improve,to change or else we will keep winning La Liga alone (trust me La Liga is for Barca just as Ligue 1 is for PSG , Serie A for Juventus, Budsligue for Bayern ...no matter what ).
AliLabib
483
What an halloween gift by Valverde!!!
Sanket Gautam
453
0 - 1 Win at half-time Valverde : Hold my beer 🍺
ruypstz
453
Bunch of useless players who thinks the world of football revolves around them; they forget football has evolved it’s more about desire and passion. A clueless coach who lacks the balls to bench useless and spent players like Pique, Vidal. The entire team played like there was noting at stake. Barca fans have never suffered this much in last decade like we have under Valverde. Natural left wingers like Firpo and Alba were on the bench so why play Semedo on the left? I am a Barca fan but it’s best not to expect a single trophy this season from this deteriorating team. See the way Mancity and Liverpool play with so much intensity and hunger.. this Barca side is a joke. It’s better not to keep hope alive with this team because it is more like postponing the evil day... they will not win a trophy this season: trajectory since Valverde took over - 1st season - 2 trophies; 2nd - 1 trophy; 3rd - 0 trophy.... Pathetic!!!!!
raynknight
400
Griezmann Tonight
TheDarKnight13
393
Levante remove your mask we know you are Liverpool 😂😂
Cavincoler
392
The GIF is already here, my pleasure: http://bit.ly/2N9TG8X
luciferreborns2019
367
people say we blame velverde when we lose and call messi the GOAT when we win. But don't you think its actually accurate since velverde's tactics is below average and whenever we are trailing by a goal messi steps up with goals and assists. he hasnt gone a game without scoring a goal or assisting. IT IS VELVERDE'S FAULT. His technique of attacking by having the ball in possession is horrendous. No, creative approach. Who is gonna run in the spaces, who will exploit the spaces left by the defenders etc etc. He use sergi roberto and semedo. both of who plays as right back while alba was still in the squad perfectly fit for the game. wow just amazing. Didn't bring rakitic in for arthur.. rather subbed busquets when dejong was already in the pitch. Two defensive midfielders on pitch while we trail by 2 goals. Wow what tactical genius. totally not velverde's fault. Velverde should definitely be kicked out, if it doesnt happen, we all the fans must come forward and kick his ass out of our club
AN-WAR
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Valverde takes your mask and woke up. Messi does not take so much pressure A man does not make a forest =MESSI
KapoorM10
278
Today's Yellow(Barca) got a lot of Yellow(cards)
YourHighness
270
Ole: Damn I am going to get sacked. Man Utd lost to crappy team! Valverde: Hold my beer!
KavishMahajan
253
i am a CR7 fan but i love messi even and the first reaction after i saw scorelines was WTF... the thing is either be Seria A or laliga all the other teams practice so well and study so well these goat's that it's getting harder and harder for them to play with full potential, no doubt age is factor for both and more than that expectations of fans all over the world are sometimes burden for them even.... I really don't like to say that it's good Barca loose or Messi didn't played well.... it's just now really is the time to just relax and enjoy them play for as long as they can....
ABHIJAI2
203
You're telling Valverde cancerous, you don't know we have Kovac!! Still we don't blame him, if we qin we celebrate as a team and if we lose we all are responsible for it equally, unlike you peoples. If you win give all credit to Messi, if you lose give all credit to Valverde lol😂😂😂
If you saw us you'd understand why we didn't what we do , all the results we get are individual quality and 9/10 times its Messi. Our second highest goalscorer in UCL in last 5 years is own goals after Messi. Kovac won 7-2 away and we would have lost 7-2 away to Slavia prague if they had a striker who knew how to play. We were embarrassed in Champions league twice 4-0 liverpool and 3-0 Rome and the first legs were Messi getting goals by individual quality or lucky goals. Losing cup Final to Valencia where again Messi scored and hit the woodwork twice and we lost again. Moreover we are Barcelona and we made a football style our own that is taken away from us. We have not won 1 away game convincingly for over an year. The statements this joker gives in press conferences erks the shit out of me. He is paid 3 times the amount Klopp is paid and he has only fucked our club in 2 and a half years. Without Messi we would be I 12th or 13th and you think this is an overstatement , blow me , cause its fact.
Kuwacknr
84
for the record you guys are the people calling messi god. a god can never let you down
Never called him god , but he is indeed goat but you arrogant Madridiot will never accept the fact so yeah have a shitty life as you wishing to have lol
Sanchez100
70
Messi did everything he can he score goal our defanse suck today