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Barcelona vs Levante: Match report, highlights, player ratings

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Barcelona scraped a hard-fought win against Levante in the second round of La Liga. Hansi Flick's side came from two goals down to snatch a 3-2 victory, with the winner coming in stoppage time.

Ivan Romero gave Levante the lead in the 15th minute. The hosts were then awarded a penalty in first-half stoppage time after Alejandro Balde was judged to have handled the ball in the box. Jose Morales converted from the spot.

Early in the second half, Pedri scored a stunning goal to give Barça hope. Three minutes later, Ferran Torres headed home from a corner to level the score.

The decisive goal came in stoppage time and was a Levante own goal. In the 91st minute, a cross from Lamine Yamal was deflected into his own net by Levante defender Unai Elgezabal.

The result means Barcelona have a perfect record of six points from two games in La Liga.

Translation by Iurie Tataru

Dmitri Ciolacu

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