It was tough at times as Barcelona came up against an extremely well drilled Levante side but a flash of brilliance from Leo Messi, who once again had another frustrating evening, was enough for Ronald Koeman's side to secure the win and move to eighth in the LaLiga table.
2020/2021 La Liga
1-0
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
1' KICK-OFF! Who can win this match?
10' Coutinho's cross blocked
13' Ter Stegen makes a decent save
17' Braithwaite's shot denied
22' Griezmann's header stopped
37' Messi's free-kick blocked
39' Fernandez parries Alba's shot
40' AGAIN! Fernandez denies Griezmann's effort
42' Yellow Card! Vukcevic booked
49' Yellow Card! De Jong booked
51' Messi's attempt blocked
54' Messi's shot wide out
58' Subs! Pedri in, Busquets out
67' Lenglet's heaader too high
70' Fernandez stops Messi's shot
76' GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 Levante (Messi)
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89' Subs! Umtiti replaces Griezmann
Line-ups
Barcelona XI: Messi, Alba, Busquets, Coutinho, Griezmann, Braithwaite, Ter Stegen, Lenglet, De Jong, R. Araújo, Dest
Subs: Pjanic, Neto, Umtiti, Alena, Firpo, Pena, Trincão, Matheus Fernandes, Riqui Puig, Óscar Mingueza, K. De La Fuente, Pedri
Levante XI: Coke, Fernandez, Postigo, Vukcevic, Clerc, Marti, Vezo, M. Malsa, Melero, Jorge de Frutos, Dani Gómez
Subs: Duarte, Leon, Rochina, Tono, Miramon, Radoja, Morales, Koke, Son, Dani Cárdenas, Rober