FC Barcelona defeats Levante 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

VALENCIA. FC Barcelona prevails over Levante 4-2.

September 14, 2026

VALENCIA. FC Barcelona prevails over Levante 4-2. FC Barcelona was truly superior in terms of ball possession (75%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia stadium in Valencia on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 23,630 spectators. The referee was Jon Ander González Esteban with the support of Ignacio Alonso López and Judit Romano García. The 4th official was Ekaitz Ikiñi García Arriola. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.

Match Statistics

Levante

2 - 4

FC Barcelona

! 25 Ball Possession 75

Shots

13 Total 12
7 On Target 6
3 Off Target 3
3 Shots blocked 3

59 Attack 119
48 Dangerous attack 40
48 Ball safe 75

11 Free Kicks 10
0 Penalties 1
3 Corners 5
4 Off Sides 2

Fouls

11 Total 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 75% while Levante was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Levante was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. Even so, FC Barcelona found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Levante shot 13 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona shot 12 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Levante received 1 yellow card (Hugo Sotelo). On the opposite side, FC Barcelona received 1 yellow card (Gerard Martín).

Match Timeline

Xavi Espart(goal)Raphinha

19'

Lamine Yamal(goal)Raphinha

Dani Requena(VAR)

29'

45'

Gerard Martín- Yellow

Hugo Sotelo- Yellow

45'

46'

Andreas Christensen- sub ->Gerard Martín

48'

Lamine Yamal(penalty)

Enzo Bardeli- sub ->Jon Ander Olasagasti

59'

Oriol Rey- sub ->Hugo Sotelo

60'

Iván Romero- sub ->Petar Ratkov

60'

66'

Marc Bernal- sub ->Pedri

66'

Dani Olmo- sub ->Lamine Yamal

67'

Karim Adeyemi- sub ->Anthony Gordon

Ifeanyi Ndukwe- sub ->Adrián Dela

71'

Nacho Pérez- sub ->Manu Sánchez

71'

Iván Romero(goal)

79'

80'

João Cancelo- sub ->Xavi Espart

Roger Brugué(goal)

88'

90'

Karim Adeyemi(goal)Marc Bernal

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

FC Barcelona

Real Madrid

Real Betis

Deportivo Alavés

Atlético de Madrid

Sevilla

Deportivo A Coruña

Espanyol

Athletic Club

Racing Santander

Osasuna

Rayo Vallecano

Real Sociedad

Levante

Getafe

Celta de Vigo

Valencia

Málaga

Villarreal

Elche

After playing this match, Levante stays with 5 points to occupy the 13th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona has 15 points (1st).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Levante will host Athletic Club on the 16th of September with a 0-0 head to head record.

FC Barcelona will host Racing Santander on the 16th of September with a 0-0 head to head.

Levante – Formation

Levante

Mathew Ryan 13.Australia

5.6

Jeremy Toljan 22.Germany

5.9

Aïssa Mandi 2.Algeria

6.3

Adrián Dela 4.Spain

6.1

71'

Manu Sánchez 23.Spain

6.1

71'

Hugo Sotelo 5.Spain

6.3

60'

45'

Víctor García 17.Spain

6.3

Roger Brugué 7.Spain

7.4

88'

Jon Ander Olasagasti 8.Spain

6.2

59'

Dani Requena 6.Spain

6.6

Petar Ratkov 10.Serbia

6.2

60'

Substitutes

Pablo Campos 1.Spain

Ifeanyi Ndukwe 3.Austria

6.3

71'

Jorge Cabello 14.Spain

Marc Santos 33.Spain

Nacho Pérez 29.Spain

6.2

71'

Axel Tape 16.Ivory Coast

Enzo Bardeli 18.France

6.9

59'

Oriol Rey 20.Spain

6.4

60'

Yanis Musuayi 11.

Paco Cortés 27.Spain

Iván Romero 9.Spain

7.0

60'

79'

Thiago Fernández 24.Argentina

Levante started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro decided to play with the following team: Mathew Ryan (5.6), Jeremy Toljan (5.9), Adrián Dela (6.1), Aïssa Mandi (6.3), Manu Sánchez (6.1), Víctor García (6.3), Hugo Sotelo (6.3), Jon Ander Olasagasti (6.2), Roger Brugué (7.4), Dani Requena (6.6) and Petar Ratkov (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Iván Romero (7.0), Enzo Bardeli (6.9), Oriol Rey (6.4), Thiago Fernández, Nacho Pérez (6.2), Pablo Campos, Ifeanyi Ndukwe (6.3), Yanis Musuayi, Jorge Cabello, Axel Tape, Paco Cortés and Marc Santos.

Substitutions

Levante made 5 changes: Jon Ander Olasagasti for Enzo Bardeli (59′), Hugo Sotelo for Oriol Rey (60′), Petar Ratkov for Iván Romero (60′), Adrián Dela for Ifeanyi Ndukwe (71′) and Manu Sánchez for Nacho Pérez (71′).

Player of the match: Roger Brugué

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Levante was Roger Brugué.

His rating is 7.4 with 1 goal, 16 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona

Joan García 1.Spain

6.6

Eric García 24.Spain

6.9

Pau Cubarsí 5.Spain

6.9

Xavi Espart 12.Spain

7.1

80'

Gerard Martín 18.Spain

6.5

46'

45'

Fermín López 7.Spain

6.7

Pedri 8.Spain

6.5

66'

Rodri 16.Spain

7.7

Lamine Yamal 10.Spain

8.6

66'

19', 48'

Raphinha 11.Brazil

8.0

Anthony Gordon 17.England

6.6

67'

Substitutes

Wojciech Szczesny 13.Poland

Dominik Livakovic 25.Croatia

João Cancelo 2.Portugal

6.4

80'

Alejandro Balde 3.Spain

Jules Koundé 23.France

Andreas Christensen 15.Denmark

6.9

46'

Gavi 6.Spain

Dani Olmo 20.Spain

6.3

66'

Marc Bernal 22.Spain

7.0

66'

Gabriel Jesus 9.Brazil

Karim Adeyemi 14.Germany

7.5

67'

90'

Hamza Abdelkarim 29.Egypt

FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Hans-Dieter Flick played with: Joan García (6.6), Eric García (6.9), Pau Cubarsí (6.9), Gerard Martín (6.5), Xavi Espart (7.1), Fermín López (6.7), Rodri (7.7), Pedri (6.5), Lamine Yamal (8.6), Raphinha (8.0) and Anthony Gordon (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Andreas Christensen (6.9), João Cancelo (6.4), Alejandro Balde, Gavi, Gabriel Jesus, Wojciech Szczesny, Karim Adeyemi (7.5), Dani Olmo (6.3), Marc Bernal (7.0), Jules Koundé, Dominik Livakovic and Hamza Abdelkarim.

FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of Andreas Christensen (injured).

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Gerard Martín for Andreas Christensen (46′), Pedri for Marc Bernal (66′), Lamine Yamal for Dani Olmo (66′), Anthony Gordon for Karim Adeyemi (67′) and Xavi Espart for João Cancelo (80′).