Summary

  • Barcelona aiming for third league win of season

  • Ronald Koeman's side are eight points behind leaders Real Madrid

  • Real were held by Villarreal on Saturday

Live Reporting

Harry Poole

  1. PENALTY - Barcelona

    Barcelona 0-0 Levante

    Memphis Depay bursts into the penalty area and is brought down by the leg of Nemanja Radoja!

  2. Barcelona 0-0 Levante

    A positive start from Barcelona, who work the ball down the right flank, but Memphis Depay can't get hold of a cross to the back post.

  3. KICK-OFF

    Barcelona 0-0 Levante

    Right then, away we go!

  4. Barcelona v Levante (15:15 BST)

    Will it be another one of those days for Ronald Koeman's side following back-to-back draws?

    The Barcelona boss will not be able to encourage his team from the dugout today, after being sent off in Thursday's goalless draw with Cadiz.

    Ronald KoemanGetty Images

  5. Levante's winless run

    Barcelona v Levante (15:15 BST)

    Levante are, however, one of only four teams to have beaten Barcelona more than once (2) in La Liga since the start of the 2017-18 season.

    But the visitors are on a poor run in the league.

    Paco Lopez's side are winless in 14 La Liga games and are one away from equalling their worst-ever winless run in the competition.

    That was a run of 15 games between 2017 and 2018 - the 15 games prior to Lopez's appointment. Gulp.

    Paco LopezGetty Images

  6. Barca unbeaten against Levante at home

    Barcelona v Levante (15:15 BST)

    Barcelona need wins to lighten the mood at the Nou Camp, and there's perhaps no side they'd rather be facing than Levante today.

    Barca have scored in each of their 30 La Liga games against Levante, which is their best 100% scoring ratio against an opponent.

    They have also won all 15 of their home league games against Levante, scoring an average of 3.3 goals per game.

  7. Team news

    Barcelona v Levante (15:15 BST)

    Here's how the sides line up this afternoon.

    It looks as though it could be a 4-3-3 for both teams, with Memphis Depay and Philippe Coutinho supporting Luuk de Jong in attack for Barcelona.

    Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen, Dest, Pique, Mingueza, Garcia, Gonzalez, Gaviria, Busquets, De Jong, Coutinho, Depay.

    Levante XI: Fernandez, Clerc, Miramon, Postigo, Mustafi, Melero, Pepelu, Radoja, Marti, De Frutos, Gomez.

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  8. Welcome

    Barcelona v Levante (15:15 BST)

    These are uncertain times for Barcelona.

    The pressure is growing on manager Ronald Koeman following two wins from five La Liga matches this season.

    Barca find themselves eight points off the early pace - though they do have two games in hand to reduce the gap to Real Madrid.

    Today, they go in search of a positive result against winless Levante...