- Spanish La Liga
- 14 April 2012, 9:00pm
- Ciutat de Valencia
- Attendance: 24,000
Levante | v | Barcelona |
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Match ends, Levante 1, Barcelona 2.
90+4 mins:Second Half ends, Levante 1, Barcelona 2.
90+3 mins:Attempt saved. Xavi Torres (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90+3 mins:Attempt missed. Abdelkader Ghezzal (Levante) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pedro López with a cross.
89 mins:Substitution, Levante. Rubén Suárez replaces Vicente Iborra.
88 mins:Substitution, Levante. Juanlu replaces Barkero.
81 mins:Foul by Carles Puyol (Barcelona).
81 mins:Arouna Koné (Levante) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80 mins:Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80 mins:Foul by Valdo (Levante).
80 mins:Substitution, Levante. Abdelkader Ghezzal replaces Botelho.
77 mins:Attempt blocked. Thiago Alcántara (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesc Fábregas.
76 mins:Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Alves replaces Alexis Sánchez.
75 mins:Alexis Sánchez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75 mins:Foul by Gustavo Cabral (Levante).
72 mins:Goal! Levante 1, Barcelona 2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
71 mins:Juanfran (Levante) is shown the yellow card.
70 mins:Valdo (Levante) is shown the yellow card.
70 mins:Penalty Barcelona. Isaac Cuenca draws a foul in the penalty area.
70 mins:Penalty conceded by Botelho (Levante) after a foul in the penalty area.
69 mins:Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
68 mins:Gustavo Cabral (Levante) is shown the yellow card.
67 mins:Vicente Iborra (Levante) is shown the yellow card.
67 mins:Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67 mins:Foul by Vicente Iborra (Levante).
66 mins:Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66 mins:Foul by Arouna Koné (Levante).
66 mins:Foul by Isaac Cuenca (Barcelona).
66 mins:Barkero (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64 mins:Goal! Levante 1, Barcelona 1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
62 mins:Attempt missed. Francesc Fábregas (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara following a set piece situation.
62 mins:Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62 mins:Foul by Pedro López (Levante).
61 mins:Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta.
60 mins:Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Gustavo Munúa.
60 mins:Attempt saved. Adriano (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
57 mins:Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Juanfran.
54 mins:Substitution, Barcelona. Andrés Iniesta replaces Pedro.
53 mins:Offside, Levante. Gustavo Munúa tries a through ball, but Vicente Iborra is caught offside.
50 mins:Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Thiago Alcántara is caught offside.
49 mins:Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Vicente Iborra.
47 mins:Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
47 mins:Pedro López (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Levante 1, Barcelona 0.
45 mins:Substitution, Barcelona. Isaac Cuenca replaces Xavi.
45+3 mins:First Half ends, Levante 1, Barcelona 0.
45+1 mins:Offside, Levante. Xavi Torres tries a through ball, but Valdo is caught offside.
45 mins:Botelho (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45 mins:Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45 mins:Foul by Botelho (Levante).
41 mins:Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Barcelona).
41 mins:Vicente Iborra (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39 mins:Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39 mins:Adriano (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
38 mins:Delay in match Adriano (Barcelona) because of an injury.
38 mins:Delay in match Valdo (Levante) because of an injury.
38 mins:Attempt missed. Pedro López (Levante) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vicente Iborra.
37 mins:Thiago Alcántara (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37 mins:Foul by Pedro López (Levante).
35 mins:Attempt blocked. Vicente Iborra (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arouna Koné.
33 mins:Foul by Thiago Alcántara (Barcelona).
33 mins:Barkero (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31 mins:Francesc Fábregas (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31 mins:Dangerous play by Sergio Ballesteros (Levante).
29 mins:Attempt saved. Francesc Fábregas (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
28 mins:Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
27 mins:Thiago Alcántara (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27 mins:Foul by Xavi Torres (Levante).
26 mins:Foul by Pedro (Barcelona).
26 mins:Pedro López (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23 mins:Goal! Levante 1, Barcelona 0. Barkero (Levante) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
22 mins:Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
22 mins:Penalty conceded by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
22 mins:Corner, Levante. Conceded by Adriano.
20 mins:Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20 mins:Foul by Arouna Koné (Levante).
19 mins:Hand ball by Botelho (Levante).
19 mins:Attempt saved. Thiago Alcántara (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
18 mins:Francesc Fábregas (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18 mins:Foul by Barkero (Levante).
18 mins:Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Gustavo Munúa.
17 mins:Offside, Levante. Valdo tries a through ball, but Botelho is caught offside.
16 mins:Xavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16 mins:Foul by Xavi Torres (Levante).
15 mins:Attempt saved. Adriano (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara.
13 mins:Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Juanfran.
13 mins:Attempt blocked. Thiago Alcántara (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
10 mins:Attempt missed. Thiago Alcántara (Barcelona) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez with a cross.
9 mins:Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
9 mins:Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Francesc Fábregas.
7 mins:Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Pedro López.
5 mins:Attempt saved. Pedro (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
5 mins:Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5 mins:Foul by Juanfran (Levante).
4 mins:Pedro (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4 mins:Foul by Pedro López (Levante).
4 mins:Attempt saved. Xavi (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- Spanish La Liga
- 14 April 2012, 9:00pm
- Ciutat de Valencia
- Attendance: 24,000
| Levante | v | Barcelona |
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match report
Barcelona were forced to work hard before Lionel Messi's second-half double earned them a 2-1 victory at Levante on Saturday night.
Jose Barkero gave Levante the lead with a 23rd-minute penalty and Barca appeared to be making heavy weather of getting back on terms.
But Messi burst into life with two goals in nine minutes, the second a spot-kick of his own, to turn the game around.
Pedro's early cross-shot was beaten away by keeper Gustavo Munua and Thiago Alcantara should have done better than head Alexis Sanchez's cross wide from six yards.
Pedro Lopez made a vital block to prevent Thiago getting a shot away moments later and Munua fielded Adriano's ambitious effort.
The unmarked Thiago wasted another heading chance when he directed his flicked effort straight at Munua before Levante took a shock lead against the run of play.
After Barca failed to deal with a corner, Pedro Lopez headed straight at Sergio Busquets who was adjudged to have handled the ball. Busquets was booked before Barkero calmly tucked away the penalty.
Munua held Cesc Fabregas' downward header but Levante could have had a second in the 38th minute. Adriano collided with winger Valdo and, as both players crashed to the ground, full-back Pedro Lopez ran clear but dragged his shot wide. Referee Jose Antonio Teixeira, having played advantage, then booked Adriano.
The hosts had another chance on the break seven minutes after half-time when Arouna Kone broke away and found Barkero but his return pass was cleared by Carles Puyol.
Munua made an excellent diving save from Adriano but Javier Mascherano had to be alert at the other end after Roberto Botelho dribbled out of defence and almost sent the dangerous Kone through.
But after their impressive start to the second period, Levante were pegged back when the hitherto quiet Messi curled home a precise finish from the edge of the penalty area.
The Argentina star then sent a free-kick over the bar after being fouled by Vicente Iborra, but he was soon given his chance from the spot.
Botelho pushed substitute Isaac Cuenca to the ground in the box and Teixeira initially did not point to the spot, only to be convinced otherwise by his assistant.
Levante's lengthy protests, which may have been sparked more by the manner of arriving at the decision, saw full-back Juanfran booked before Messi powered an unstoppable penalty into the top right corner.
Levante threw Abdulkader Ghezzal on as a second striker but it was Barca substitute Andres Iniesta who was unlucky to be denied another penalty when he was impeded by Sergio Ballesteros.
Ghezzal headed over in stoppage time before Victor Valdes held former Barca player Xavi Torres' low long-range strike.
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