Barcelona Vs Levante — barcelona vs levante: Bernal, De Jong and Fermín seal 3-0 as Cancelo stars
Barcelona beat Levante 3-0 as Bernal, De Jong and Fermín found the net, a result that returned the club to the top of LaLiga. The win matters because it extended Barcelona’s scoring run in the competition and followed a tactical selection by Hansi Flick that handed Marc Bernal a start.
Flick keeps the base and hands a midfield chance to Marc Bernal
Hansi Flick arrived at the match after a deep dressing-room review prompted by back-to-back defeats — one against Atlético in the Copa del Rey Mapfre and another against Girona in LaLiga — and largely preserved his usual starting structure. The most significant change was in midfield, where Marc Bernal was given a place in the eleven; Cancelo was also named to play. The starting lineup listed Joan Garcia, Koundé, Eric Garcia, Gerard Martín and Cancelo in defence; De Jong and Bernal in midfield; and Lamine, Olmo, Raphinha and Lewandowski in attack. A canterano with a long run of more than fifty consecutive matches was also due to start, Gerard Martín was deployed as a central, and Cancelo occupied the left flank.
Barcelona Vs Levante: Bernal, De Jong and Fermín finish chances to restore the lead
Flick’s side won comfortably 3-0, with the goals coming from Bernal, De Jong and Fermín. The three strikes were enough for Barcelona to recover the LaLiga lead. The match produced goal images and sequences that showed a team not at its most brilliant but clearly superior to Levante.
Cancelo the standout as Pedri returns to the fold
Cancelo was singled out as the match’s best player from the left-back position, described as the best performance since his return in January. Observers noted his strong influence in the first half, including repeated forays down the left and a cross that ended up on the post; he was less overwhelming in the second half but still a prominent figure. The team also saw the return of Pedri, and the good form of Bernal alongside Cancelo’s play were listed among the match’s most positive elements.
Levante’s wasted openings and growing crisis
Levante squandered two clear chances early in the match and paid for those misses. The defeat was their fourth in a row. Despite having moments of opportunity, Levante could not convert and fell to a well-executed Barcelona performance.
Player notes, statistics and voices from the day
Match chronicle credit goes to Santi Giménez. Barcelona’s run of scoring now stands at 45 consecutive LaLiga matches, their best sequence since a 64-match streak that ran between 4 February 2012 and 5 October 2013. Contextual precedent was also noted: on 22 occasions a team reached 61 points after 25 matches and 18 of those times the team went on to be champions; Barcelona had won all eight of its own precedents in that situation.
Several player-level observations were recorded. One goalkeeper produced a decisive one-on-one save against Olasagasti in the first half; the context does not name the goalkeeper. Koundé was described as intermittent in attack with some defensive doubts in the first half and stronger in the second, providing repeated forward runs and more solidity in defence. De Jong was identified as the Dutch driving the midfield: in the first half he built from the back and met a Cancelo cross to convert the second goal, and in the second half he again served as the team's engine, offering security to create and close the centre of the pitch. A starter in Cubarsí’s position supplied the low cross that assisted Bernal’s goal; the available context does not name that player. Another canterano was praised for looking very secure in central defence — the write-up notes he appears increasingly established — and offered strong helping play and offside marking in the second half. Bernal’s goal was described as his second for the first team, a noteworthy way to celebrate the start.
Additional human details recorded in the coverage include several quoted lines where the speaker is unclear in the provided context: “En esa jugada he visto el hueco y me ha salido un buen gol. Me da igual la izquierda que la derecha”; “De pequeño no podía tirar mucho porque era muy pequeñito. En Linares me insistieron mucho en eso y cuando volví lo tenía trabajado”; and “Hemos hecho autocrítica. Hoy hemos hecho un gran partido y esta es la línea a seguir. ” The report also notes that a young ‘‘perla culé’’ reached 100 wins at 18 years of age, with no name provided in the context. Finally, Joan Laporta was quoted on the fallout from Real Madrid’s defeat in Pamplona, saying: “¿El Madrid? Para una vez que no les regalan un piscinazo... que no se quejen. ”
How the lineup reflected recent form and rotation
Flick’s decision to keep a largely familiar backline but to shift midfield personnel reflected recent turbulence: the double setback that prompted the dressing-room analysis and the coach’s choice to trust De Jong’s presence in midfield alongside Bernal. Olmo continued a run of consecutive starts; Lamine and Raphinha occupied the wide attacking roles while Lewandowski led the line in the matchday selection.
