Levante took a surprise lead after 15 minutes when Ivan Romero shifted onto his right foot and finished into the bottom-left corner. Barcelona struck the crossbar before half-time, then conceded a stoppage-time penalty after Alejandro Balde handled Jose Luis Morales' shot; Morales converted the spot-kick to make it 2-0. Early in the second half Pedri scored a long-range strike and Ferran Torres converted Raphinha's delivery to level the game. In added time Lamine Yamal's cross was turned into his own net by Unai Elgezabal, completing a 3-2 comeback win. Barcelona have repeatedly overturned two-goal deficits in recent LaLiga matches.
Unai Elgezabal's late own-goal saw Barcelona complete a second-half comeback as they maintained their perfect start to their LaLiga title defence with a 3-2 win over Levante. Hansi Flick's team appeared set for their first league defeat against their opponents since 2019, but showcased their powers of recovery once again on Saturday. Levante stunned the LaLiga champions with just 15 minutes on the clock when Ivan Romero brilliantly shifted the ball onto his right foot before picking out the bottom-left corner.
Data Debrief: Comeback Kings Most teams who find themselves two goals down at half-time would be consigned to defeat, but not this Barcelona team, who came back to win a LaLiga match after trailing 2-0 at the break for the first time this century (D1 L12). Indeed, the Blaugrana have also now won each of their last four matches in the top flight when trailing by two goals, coming from behind to beat Atletico Madrid (4-2), Celta Vigo (4-3) and Real Mad
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