{"id":58648,"date":"2025-08-23T23:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T21:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/leganes-0-1-fc-barcelona-golden-victory-for-barca-to-move-7-points-ahead-of-madrid_312102_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:33:47","slug":"levante-2-3-barcelona-spectacular-comeback-and-leaders_314338_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/levante-2-3-barcelona-spectacular-comeback-and-leaders_314338_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Levante 2-3 FC Barcelona: Epic comeback AGAINST EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bar\u00e7a struggled to come back against Levante (2-3) in a match full of controversy. An own goal in stoppage time was worth the three points<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

FC Barcelona<\/strong> added their second victory of the season in LaLiga EA Sports 2025\/26<\/a> against Levante <\/strong>(2-3), again coming from behind with good football and a lot of character. Hansi Flick’s team took advantage of an own goal by Unai Elgezabal in the 90+1′<\/strong> to avoid the slip-up and maintain the perfect score (6 points out of 6 possible).<\/p>

After a very even first half, the refereeing controversies allowed the locals to go to the dressing room with a two-goal lead. In the second half, Bar\u00e7a appealed to the epic and the comeback, their main weapon in the 24\/25 season<\/strong>, to take three golden points from a very tough field.<\/p>

Tough punishment for Bar\u00e7a in a controversial first half<\/h2>

Hansi Flick made two changes compared to the league debut in Mallorca<\/a>: Marc Casad\u00f3<\/strong> for Frenkie de Jong<\/strong> and Marcus Rashford<\/strong> as left winger instead of Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez<\/strong>. The player from Huelva was a substitute, while the Dutchman was absent with permission (paternity).<\/p>

Bar\u00e7a took control of possession immediately, while Levante made their game plan clear: fall back with up to eight men near their area<\/strong> and try to break the Bar\u00e7a defensive line with quick exits and balls into space.<\/p>

Rashford had Bar\u00e7a’s first clear chance<\/strong> with a shot cleared by goalkeeper Cu\u00f1at with his legs. Jos\u00e9 Luis Morales fell into the offside trap a couple of times. Alejandro Balde<\/strong> again worried the ‘granota’ goal with a shot deflected by Elgizabal that grazed the side of the net.<\/p>

After the corner favorable to the cul\u00e9s, Levante put together a lethal counterattack that ended in a remarkable finish by Iv\u00e1n Romero<\/strong>, after cutting past Pau Cubars\u00ed and shooting past Joan Garc\u00eda<\/strong>. Hansi Flick’s team reacted quickly with a cross from Lamine Yamal that Ferran Torres couldn’t quite head comfortably.<\/p>

The ‘Shark’ wasted another very clear chance in the 37th minute<\/strong>, shooting straight at the crossbar despite receiving a pass from Pedri that left him alone in front of Campos. The last minutes of the first half were of total Bar\u00e7a siege, but in the 45+6′ the action of the scandal would arrive.<\/p>

Hern\u00e1ndez Hern\u00e1ndez pointed out a penalty in this action by Balde after consulting VAR. #LaCasaDelF\u00fatbol<\/a> #LALIGAEASPORTS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/TbUjA8OBdU<\/a><\/p> \u2014 Football in Movistar Plus+ (@MovistarFutbol) August 23, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote> <\/div>

After another quick counterattack from Levante, Morales shot straight at Balde’s body inside the area. Although the ball hit the defender’s hand, there was no separated arm or unnatural position of the ‘3’. Alejandro Hern\u00e1ndez and Jos\u00e9 Figueroa, principal and VAR of the match, cared little. Penalty for the locals and goal by Morales<\/a> to make it 2-0 before the break.<\/p>

Great goal by Pedri and furious reaction from Bar\u00e7a in the second half!<\/h2>
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Pedri Gonz\u00e1lez, during the Levante-Bar\u00e7a (2-3)<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

At halftime, Flick moved the bench with the entry of Gavi and Dani Olmo for Marc Casad\u00f3 and Marcus Rashford<\/strong>. Barcelona, as so many times in 24\/25, had to come back from a totally adverse scenario.<\/p>

Again, the key was to discount quickly. In the 49th minute, Pedri cut the distance with an authentic bombshell from outside the area<\/strong>, an implacable left-footed shot after a pass from Lamine. Three minutes later, Ferran shook off the anger<\/strong> of the wasted opportunities in the first half, shooting with his right foot a corner served by Raphinha that surprised the local defense.<\/p>

In a burst of three minutes, Bar\u00e7a did justice with a result more in line with the course of the match<\/strong>. The verticality and intense rhythm did not stop during the following quarter of an hour, until the hydration break, with chances in both areas.<\/p>

Eric Garc\u00eda<\/strong>, in the 60th minute, almost took advantage of a great pass from Olmo to score, while Cubars\u00ed<\/strong>, with a providential sweep, prevented Romero’s double in the 66th minute. Levante’s counterattacks were a permanent headache, but the cul\u00e9s continued to have control of the match.<\/p>

Lamine Yamal orchestrated Bar\u00e7a’s comeback in stoppage time<\/h2>

For the final stretch, Flick sent Robert Lewandowski and Andreas Christensen onto the field in place of Balde and Ronald Araujo, respectively. In the first play in which he participated, the ‘9’ was knocked down inside the area by Unai Elgezabal<\/strong>, while the locals claimed a previous foul by the Pole (a slap).<\/p>

Alejandro Hern\u00e1ndez, however, opted to signal an inexplicable drop ball. But football is fair and, in the first minute of added time, a cross from Lamine Yamal from the right ended in an own goal by Elgezabal himself<\/strong>.<\/p>

In his eagerness to clear the ball, the defender headed straight into the goal, leaving goalkeeper Cu\u00f1at without options. Bar\u00e7a has 6 points out of 6 possible in LaLiga<\/strong>, is leader and maintains its unbeaten record this 2025 as a visitor in the tournament. Next Sunday, to Vallecas for another victory.<\/p>

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Match sheet: Levante UD 2-3 FC Barcelona<\/h2>