Rúben Vezo has scored a goal for Levante! Assist by Rochina.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! LEVANTE GET THEIR GOAL!!! 2-1!!! The visitors have been threatening throughout the half and they finally get one on the board. Rochina lines up a strike from the edge of the box and he connects sweetly with a left-footed strike on the half-volley. It travels through a crowd of players and deflects off Vezo. It's enough to distract Ter Stegen, who allows the ball to spill through his hands and into the net.
90'
Puig and Sergi Roberto combine in the final third to tee Messi for a strike, but he bends his effort wide of the post.
There will be four minutes of added time.
88'
Rakitic tries his luck from distance, lining up a low drive at goal, but it's straight at Fernandez to make a comfortable save.
87'
Riqui Puig enters the game and replaces Ansu Fati.
There will be no hat-trick for Fati as he is withdrawn for Puig.
86'
Hernani makes a good run down the right flank, but he loses his composure as he tries to send a right-footed cross into the box, slicing his attempt behind for a goal-kick.
84'
Time is running out for the visitors to get back into the contest. They've had some good chances in the second half, but have not been able to capitalise.
82'
CHANCE! Hernani sends Tono down the left flank and he cuts the ball back to Bardhi in the middle. The midfielder guides his effort towards the target, but it's straight at Ter Stegen, who makes a comfortable save.
80'
Arthur enters the game and replaces F. de Jong.
E. Bardhi enters the game and replaces N. Vukčević.
Arthur makes his way on to the pitch to replace De Jong in the Barcelona midfield.
Vukcevic has to make way and is replaced by Bardhi.
77'
Messi cuts in from the right flank again and shapes to shoot on his left foot. He blasts his effort towards th net, but Vukcevic makes the block to deny him. The Levante midfielder stays down after the fact and requires treatment.
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76'
Fati desperately searches for his hat-trick, but the Levante defence crowd him out in the box before he can pull the trigger on his strike.
72'
Messi twists and turns in the final third to create space for a strike. He powers a left-footed shot towards the net, but it's straight at Fernandez.
71'
Sergi Roberto enters the game and replaces A. Griezmann.
Griezmann is withdrawn for Sergi Roberto for the home side.
68'
Levante have been much improved in the second half and are starting to put the home side under pressure.
65'
Jordi Alba gets yellow.
Piqué gets yellow.
Pique brings down Mayoral on the right flank and he goes into the book.
Alba is booked for dissent after the challenge from Pique.
63'
Messi lines up a drive from the edge of the box, but he sees his effort charged down by the Levante backline.
62'
Messi floats his free-kick into the box from the left flank, but the visitors are able to clear the danger.
61'
Rakitic probes on the edge of the box before being brought down by Rochina. Barca win a free-kick in a dangerous position.
60'
Borja Mayoral enters the game and replaces José Luis Morales.
Hernâni enters the game and replaces Gonzalo Melero.
Morales makes way for Mayoral in the final third.
Hernani comes on to the pitch to replace Melero.
58'
Messi shifts the ball on to his left foot after collecting on the right flank. He cuts inside to shoot, but his effort is straight at Fernandez.
57'
Fati searches for space to strike at goal in an attempt for his hat-trick, but the winger's effort is charged down by a wall of grey shirts.
48'
Alba releases Fati over the top down the left with a long ball, but on this occasion the flag goes up for offside against the winger.
46'
We're back underway at Camp Nou.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: BARCELONA 2-0 LEVANTE
43'
For once Messi and Fati are not on the same page as the Argentine runs across the pitch and slides a pass behind Miramon, but the movement from the winger is not there this time.
40'
Messi slides an offload down to Fati on the left flank. The winger has space and time, but on this occasion he overhits his cross out for a goal-kick.
38'
Barcelona have been all over the visitors for the past 20 minutes. There has been no release for Levante to cope with the pressure. The Catalan club will be searching for a vital third goal to effectively kill off the contest.
33'
The pace of Fati has been deadly for Barca to establish their two-goal lead. The visitors have no answer for the winger down the left flank.
31'
Ansu Fati has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by L. Messi.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! FATI SCORES AGAIN!!!!! 2-0!!!! Barcelona double their lead as the winger blasts an effort at goal from a tight angle and it travels through the legs of Fernandez to find the net. Messi is the architect with a probing run into the box. He cannot find space to shoot so he offloads to Fati. The youngster fires at goal on his left foot, and although Fernandez should make a comfortable save, he allows it to travel through his legs. A quick-fire double for the home side.
Messi runs at the Levante defence before sliding a pass to Fati to allow the winger to finish the move.
30'
Ansu Fati has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by L. Messi.
Messi releases the run of Fati behind the Levante defence and the winger does the rest.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! FATI PUTS BARCELONA AHEAD!!! 1-0!!! The home side's pressure pays off as Fati gathers Messi's pass and slots his strike through the legs of Fernandez. Messi collects the ball in the middle of the park and plays a pass behind Miramon for the run of the winger down the left flank. Fati takes the ball in stride and brushes off the challenge of Miramon before finding the back of the net.
27'
Messi looks for the run of Fati again down the left, but on this occasion Miramon is wise to the threat and makes the interception.
25'
Messi releases the run of Fati down the left inside channel and he bursts past Miramon, but Positgo is there to bundle the ball behind for a corner.
23'
De Jong works the ball to Rakitic on the edge of the box and the midfielder goes for an early strike, only to launch his attempt harmlessly over the bar.
19'
Morales is played behind the Barcelona defence down the left flank. He surges down the wing and goes for a low cross into the middle, but Lenglet on the slide diverts it away from goal. It would not have counted anyway as the forward was offside.
16'
Busquets tries to slide a pass towards Rakitic on the edge of the box, but he misplaces his offload by a fraction and it goes through for Fernandez to gather.
15'
Barcelona need to work Messi into the game a bit more in the final third. The Argentine has been quiet other than his strike at goal.
12'
Pique loses out as he brings the ball forward from the back. He slides into Campana and concedes a free-kick and is fortunate to escape a booking.
9'
Messi floats the ball towards Pique from the free-kick, curling his effort towards the near post. However, the Spaniard is beaten in the air before the visitors clear their lines.
8'
Tono catches Semedo with a late challenge in a threatening position, putting his team under pressure as a free-kick is awarded.
7'
De Jong tries to bustle his way through the Levante defence on the edge of the box, but Vukcevic halts his progress with a strong challenge.
5'
Rochina collects the ball short from the corner and floats a delivery into the box, but Ter Stegen comes through a crowd of players to make the claim.
4'
Morales makes a good run for the visitors down the left, forcing Pique across to divert the ball behind for a corner.
2'
Griezmann raids down the right flank and lifts a threatening cross into the box, but Postigo is there to head it clear of danger.
1'
We're underway at Camp Nou.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the LaLiga clash between Barcelona and Levante at Camp Nou.
Barcelona responded to their defeat to Valencia last week with a thumping 5-0 win over Leganes in the Copa del Rey, but now Quique Setien's men need to issue a statement in the league to ensure that the gap to Real Madrid at the top does not widen. Los Blancos secured a vital win over Atletico Madrid to extend their lead at the top of LaLiga to six points. The Catalan club cannot afford that gap to get larger, putting pressure on them to earn a victory tonight over a Levante side that beat them earlier in the season.
Levante produced a brilliant performance to defeat Barca 3-1 on home soil in November, stunning the Catalan outfit. However, their form since then has been indifferent to say the least, which has seen the club slip down the table. Paco Lopez's men have lost three matches on the bounce in LaLiga, including their 2-0 defeat to Osasuna last time out. They have to do something to stop their slide and beating Barca to earn a double over the reigning league champions would be a good start.
BARCELONA (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Nelson Semedo, Gerard Pique, Clement Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Frenkie de Jong; Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann, Ansu Fati.
BARCELONA SUBS: Arthur, Sergi Roberto, Samuel Umtiti, Junior Firpo, Inaki Pena, Riqui Puig, Alex Collado.
LEVANTE (4-4-2): Aitor Fernandez; Jorge Miramon, Ruben Vezo, Sergio Postigo, Tono; Ruben Rochina, Nikola Vukcevic, Gonzalo Melero, Jose Campana; Jose Luis Morales, Roger Marti.
LEVANTE SUBS: Oscar Duarte, Hernani, Enis Bardhi, Carlos Clerc, Borja Mayoral, Coke, Daniel Cardenas.
Levante have to figure out a way to stem the tide otherwise the scoreline could get out of hand. They've been exposed time and again by the pace of Barca down the flanks and only the home side's inefficiency in front of goal has prevented a hammering. Paco Lopez has to get a response out of his team in the second half.
Barcelona are next in action against Athletic Bilbao on Thursday in the Copa del Rey on the road, while Levante are at home to Leganes next week in LaLiga.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
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