Barcelona 3-0 Levante: Flick´s men coast to reclaim top spot

Barcelona reclaimed top spot in LaLiga with a routine 3-0 victory over strugglers Levante at Camp Nou on Sunday.

First-half goals from Marc Bernal and Frenkie De Jong and another after the break from Fermin Lopez helped Hansi Flick’s side cruise to three points and leapfrog Real Madrid following their surprise defeat at Osasuna a day earlier.

Carlos Alvarez had already shot straight at Barca goalkeeper Joan Garcia and Joules Kounde wastefully fired over on the side-foot by the time Bernal prodded in from Eric Garcia’s left-wing centre in the fourth minute.

Matthew Ryan then denied Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski bounced the rebound over but, after Garcia thwarted Jon Olasagasti one-on-one and Joao Cancelo’s cross struck the post, De Jong slotted home from Cancelo’s sublime left-wing cross.

Lewandowski and Dani Olmo both brought saves from Ryan early in the second period as Barca looked to extend their lead, while Paco Cortes shot into the side-netting for Levante having slipped at a crucial moment.

Barca put the game beyond doubt, though, when Lopez scored a screamer with nine minutes to go, receiving Lamine Yamal’s lay-off and hammering one into the top-right corner with a slight kiss off the post.

There would have been even more gloss had Ryan not made a fantastic double save to deny Raphinha and Lopez, but Barca had already done what they needed to do.

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Data Debrief: Barca back on form in classy win

Barca were hammered by Atletico Madrid to exit the Copa del Rey, then suffered a demoralising defeat at Girona, but they were back to winning ways here.

The Blaugrana bettered Levante in every metric, having more shots (22 to five), shots on target (nine to two), and big chances (eight to one), while hitting the woodwork twice.

They have now won all 17 of their home LaLiga games against Levante, extending a record they already held for a 100 per cent home record against an opponent in the competition’s history.

Moreover, Barca have scored in all 34 of their matches against Levante in LaLiga – now registering 101 in total. That also represents a record for the highest number of games played by a team where they have scored in 100 per cent of matches against an opponent.

And it was a particularly good moment for De Jong, who had not registered in LaLiga since January 2025 before his goal here.