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21:33
Dembélé starts to dribble well through the centre. Then he wants to send Aubameyang, but he doesn’t really start. Dembélé’s pass isn’t good either. So the opportunity fizzles out.
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21:32
Levante with the next chance. From the right Jorge Miramón brings a good cross to the near post. Araújo gets the ball just before Roger Martí.
26
21:29
José Morales dances the entire Barça defense. But there is also no resistance from the defenders. Morales shoots the ball a few yards from goal to the bottom left corner. Ter Stegen deflects the ball allowing Eric García to clear the line.
24
21:26
Dembélé starts on the right for a start that demands everything from Son. The full-back can fend off the Frenchman’s cross with a courageous tackle.
23
21:25
Levante takes the corner briefly and then crosses to the middle. Again Araújo is correct and clears his head.
23
21:24
José Morales goes into the penalty area on the left and centers the ball. Araújo saves the cross for the corner.
21
21:24
Suddenly Ferrán Torres is through. Ter Stegen plays an outstanding long pass into the Spaniard’s barrel. Ferrán Torres goes into the penalty area on the right and shoots with his right. But the shot goes to the keeper, who has no problem holding the ball.
20
21:22
Barça keep trying down Jordi Alba’s left, but the full-back’s passes are just too inaccurate for him to put good crosses in the middle.
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21:19
Dani Alves twists his right foot badly during a pass. The Brazilian continues to play for now. But it’s not running really smoothly at the moment.
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21:18
So far there have been hardly any actions in the penalty area. Barcelona are now showing a little more commitment, but the guests are still too imprecise in the last third.
13
21:16
Barça has been playing far too unfocused so far. The Catalans aren’t really taking the game seriously yet. That makes Xavi mad as hell.
11
21:12
José Campaña (Levante UD) is shown a yellow card.
José Campaña tackles Busquet from behind 35 meters in front of his own goal in a fight for the ball. It wasn’t a bad foul, but yellow is okay.
9
21:10
Now, for the first time, Barcelona are gaining security over a longer ball possession phase.
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21:09
Barça’s start to this game is a bit rocky. The Catalans have plenty of easy turnovers and reveal gaps in defence.
4
21:06
José Morales passes to José Campaña on the left edge of the box, who has way too much space. He pulls right from 15 meters. But the shot is too misplaced. Ter Stegen can hold the ball.
2
21:04
De Jong tries to put the ball back on the right side of the penalty area. Levante blocks the pass, but the ball lands back on the Dutchman. This time, de Jong tries a degree. He flicks from left to right onto the long angle. The ball flies half a meter over it.
1
21:03
Dani Alves immediately plays a hair-raising mispass from his own penalty area into the foot of José Morales. The striker pulls right from a central position of 20 meters. The ball goes a good meter to the right.
20:46
In contrast to the 1-1 draw in Frankfurt, Xavi changes his starting eleven to four positions. Dani Alves, who is not eligible to play in the Europa League, starts at right back. For this, Araújo moves from the right defense to the central defense. Piqué is not in the squad today due to an adductor injury. De Jong and Nico start in central midfield instead of Pedri and Gavi. Dembélé also replaces Adama Traoré on the right wing.
20:45
Levante coach Lisci Alessio makes three changes in the opposite of Villarreal’s 2-0 win. Rúben Vezo replaces Cáceres in central defence. In left-back Son starts in place of Enriq Franquesa. José Campaña also starts in central midfield. Gonzalo Melero initially sits on the bench for this.
20:38
With FC Barcelona, however, the team in the best form in the Spanish league is visiting today. The Catalans have won all of their last six league games. A week ago, the Blaugrana won 1-0 against second-placed Sevilla FC. With a win today you would take the 2nd place. At Barça, however, there is currently another game in mind. On Thursday, Eintracht Frankfurt is a guest at the Camp Nou for the quarter-final second leg of the Euro League. The first leg three days ago in Frankfurt ended in a somewhat lucky 1-1 draw for the Spaniards.
20:26
Levante is deep in the table basement. Sitting in penultimate place, the Valencia club are seven points short of a non-relegation zone. Last week, however, the bats showed a sign of life in the relegation battle. Levante won 2-0 against Bayern conquerors Villarreal. If the next surprise succeeds today, the saving bank will suddenly be in sight again.
20:02
Hello and welcome to La Liga matchday 31. Today at 9 p.m. FC Barcelona are guests at UD Levante.