Levante's coach sends a message to Barça before the match: what did he say?

FC Barcelona will face the second matchday of LaLiga EA Sports 2025/26 at the Ciutat de Valencia Stadium against Levante UD.against Levante UD. The Catalan team, as expected, will go into the match looking for a victory, but the 'granota' team is already starting to warm up for the match.

Thus, the coach of the Valencian team, Julián Calero, made some statements before the match, highlighting the work of the Azulgrana team, but without missing the opportunity to warn that they will not shrink against the 'culés'.

"It is a team (Barça) that not only has a lot of talent, but is in great shape, with a lot of confidence (...) and that makes the match more complicated, but that does not mean that we do not have options," said the 52-year-old strategist.

Despite this, the 'Levantinista' coach showed that his team is ready to face the Blaugrana team, in the search to beat them in the league competition as they last did in 2018 with a 5-4, precisely at home.

Levante warns Barça: their coach promises battle

In this vein, the coach warned Hansi Flick's team that they will not have an easy match. In the same vein, he stressed that they will seek to make things difficult for the Catalan team.

"The question is whether we will be able to solve the problems that they are going to generate for us. If we manage to make them feel uneasy, we will achieve things that belong to our match plan. We are not going to roll out the red carpet for them," added Calero.

At the same time, the Madrid strategist pointed out that the support of the fans will be crucial in this match, considering the fact of the form in which Barça arrives.

Should Barça worry about the match against Levante?

Although the match against the 'granota' team will represent a challenge, Barcelona could stay with a victory in Valencia. And the 'Valentinista' team is coming off a defeat in their league debut against Alavés by 2-1.

In addition to this, the forwards of the Azulgrana team are in great form after scoring one goal each in the first match of the season against RCD Mallorca. The 'culé' offensive trident, in principle, will be made up of Ferran Torres, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal.

Likewise, Flick, after the match against 'los bermellones', stated that he would demand much more from his players, as he considered that they played at 50% after the expulsions of Vedat Muriqi and Manuel Morlanes. This is how the Catalan team faces this match.

However, the rival should not be underestimated, but on paper, Barcelona, after a 2025/26 campaign with a domestic treble, arrives as a clear favorite for the second matchday.