Barcelona vs Levante 2021-22 LaLiga
Ansu Fati nets on Barcelona return to ease pressure on Ronald Koeman
Ansu Fati scored on his first Barcelona appearance in 10 months to ease the pressure on boss Ronald Koeman in a 3-0 win over Levante.
Match Commentary
- 7': Goal! Barcelona 1, Levante 0. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 14': Goal! Barcelona 2, Levante 0. Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergiño Dest with a through ball.
- 24': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Sergio Postigo (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 2, Levante 0.
- 55': Substitution, Levante. José Luis Morales replaces Dani Gómez.
- 55': Substitution, Levante. Pablo Martínez replaces Nemanja Radoja.
- 58': Pepelu (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Philippe Coutinho.
- 69': Substitution, Levante. Alejandro Cantero replaces Jorge de Frutos.
- 69': Substitution, Levante. Nikola Vukcevic replaces Pepelu.
- 77': Substitution, Levante. Rober Pier replaces Shkodran Mustafi.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Luuk de Jong.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araujo replaces Óscar Mingueza.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Yusuf Demir replaces Gavi.
- 86': Carlos Clerc (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet replaces Sergiño Dest.
- 90'+1': Goal! Barcelona 3, Levante 0. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Levante 0.
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 35,334
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 35,334
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +3 | Barcelona | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +2 | Rayo Vallecano | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +2 | Villarreal | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +2 | Getafe | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
 LEV |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 9 | Saves | 2 |
| 29.9 | Possession | 70.1 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 12 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 210 | Accurate Passes | 624 |
| 290 | Passes | 686 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 9 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 22 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 22 | Clearances | 8 |
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
| 22 | Óscar Mingueza |
| 14 | Philippe Coutinho |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 28 | Nico González |
| 17 | Luuk de Jong |
| 9 | Memphis Depay |
| 30 | Gavi  |
Levante (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aitor Fernández (GK) |
| 13 | Shkodran Mustafi |
| 15 | Sergio Postigo |
| 19 | Carlos Clerc |
| 20 | Jorge Miramón |
| 8 | Pepelu |
| 5 | Nemanja Radoja |
| 22 | Gonzalo Melero |
| 18 | Jorge de Frutos |
| 21 | Dani Gómez |
| 9 | Roger Martí |
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