Barcelona Vs Levante: 3-0, Bernal, De Jong y Fermín
In the match barcelona vs levante, FC Barcelona beat Levante 3-0 with goals from Marc Bernal, Frenkie de Jong and Fermín. Joao Cancelo stood out, Pedri returned to the matchday squad, and Barcelona recovered the LaLiga lead.
Early shocks and missed chances
The game opened with an early scare for Barcelona: at 18 seconds Carlos Álvarez was through on goal but remató flojo after pressure from Eric García. At two minutes Koundé had a chance that went begging. Barcelona needed just four minutes to take the lead when Marc Bernal finished after a pass by Eric García, and that early goal set the tone for a largely one-sided match.
Cancelo, MVP and impact
Joao Cancelo, 31 years old, played on the left despite being right-footed and was prominent from the start. He participated in the origin of Bernal's 1-0 and provided the pass for Frenkie de Jong's 2-0. His constant incursions and crosses earned him the match MVP. Cancelo called it his best game since returning on loan this January and said: "¿Mi mejor partido desde el regreso? Sí, seguro. Se trata de aprovechar la oportunidad, estaba entrenando muy bien y sentía que el entrenador me iba a poner. Cuando entrenas bien, las cosas simplemente fluyen bien en el campo. " He described his style plainly: "soy un lateral ofensivo. " He stressed the collective result: "Lo importante es la victoria. El fútbol siempre te da una segunda oportunidad y tras dos malos partidos hemos jugado muy bien ante un equipo con muy buenos jugadores pese a su clasificación y hemos merecido el triunfo. En LaLiga cuesta ganar todos los partidos. "
De Jong and Fermín finish it
The second goal arrived around the half-hour mark when Frenkie de Jong, arriving from deep, finished from close range after an accurate cross from the omnipresent Cancelo. Before the break Lamine Yamal almost made it 3-0 with a centre-shot that went narrowly wide. The score at half-time stood at 2-0.
Barcelona Vs Levante: cierre y detalles
In the second half Levante barely troubled Barcelona. Pedri warmed up and entered after the hour alongside Ferran and Fermín; the substitutions coincided with some improved possession for Levante but no clear chances. Fermín sealed the 3-0 victory with a left-foot strike from outside the area. Levante goalkeeper Ryan produced a spectacular double save to deny a header from Raphinha and a close-range attempt from Fermín, but the goal by Fermín had already closed the contest.
Context, streaks and consequences
Barcelona has now scored in its last 45 LaLiga matches, the club's best scoring run in the competition since a run of 64 consecutive scoring matches between February 4, 2012 and October 5, 2013. The win allowed Hansi Flick's side to recover the first place in LaLiga. The timing helped: a defeat for Madrid in Pamplona left the change of leader open, and Barcelona needed only to win at the Spotify Camp Nou against a Levante in descent to take the top spot; the team did so inside four minutes with Bernal's opener.
Levante crisis and reactions
Levante missed two clear chances at the start and paid dearly; it was the club's fourth consecutive defeat. Joan García produced a key save in a one-on-one to deny Olasagasti. The match narrative underlined Levante's descent in the table. Observers noted: "En esa jugada he visto el hueco y me ha salido un buen gol. Me da igual la izquierda que la derecha. " Another reflection read: "De pequeño no podía tirar mucho porque era muy pequeñito. En Linares me insistieron mucho en eso y cuando volví lo tenía trabajado. " A team voice added: "Hemos hecho autocrítica. Hoy hemos hecho un gran partido y esta es la línea a seguir. "
Individual milestones and off-pitch moments featured too: "La perla culé ha alcanzado los 100 triunfos con 18 años. Hoy no tuvo su día más vistoso, pero sigue sumando. " Meanwhile, a political comment after Pamplona drew attention: “¿El Madrid? Para una vez que no les regalan un piscinazo... que no se quejen”, said Joan Laporta during the campaign. The chronicle of the victory was signed by Santi Giménez.
Barcelona's recovery of the lead comes after two consecutive defeats for the club in recent fixtures—losses to Atlético in the cup and to Girona in LaLiga—and amid a still-challenging cup tie following a 4-0 reverse at the Metropolitano. The match confirmed how difficult it remains to get points at the Spotify Camp Nou and showed strong performances from Cancelo, Marc Bernal, Frenkie de Jong and Fermín.
barcelona vs levante finished 3-0, with Bernal, De Jong and Fermín on the scoresheet, and left Levante deeper in trouble while Barcelona reclaimed the summit.
