Kathmandu: Barcelona beat Levante 3-2 in Spanish La Liga on Sunday night after Luc de Jong scored in injury time.
Barcelona players celebrate a goal against Levante during their La Liga match at the Ciutat de Valencia stadium in Valencia, Spain, on April 10, 2022. AP Photo
Barcelona, ​​who won the league for the seventh time in a row, has also moved up to second place in the table. At Levante’s home ground, Barcelona made a comeback despite falling behind at the start.
The first half ended in a goalless draw but five goals were scored in the second half. Levante managed to score only two of the three penalties at home.
Jose Luis Morales scored from the penalty spot in the 52nd minute to give Levante the lead. But this advantage did not last long.
Levante missed a golden opportunity to double the lead in the 56th minute. Roger’s penalty was saved by Barcelona goalkeeper Marc ter Stegen.
Barcelona’s Pierre-Emerick Obameyang scored in the 59th minute to level the match at 1-1. Then Pedri scored in the 63rd minute of the game to give Barcelona a 2-1 lead. But in the 83rd minute, Levante’s Gonzalo Melero scored from the penalty spot to level it 2-2.
Barcelona added three points after Luc de Jong made a header in injury time in a game that was pushed into a draw.
After the win, Barcelona moved up to a second-place with 60 points from 30 matches. Despite the same number of goals, Barcelona is still 12 points behind top-ranked Real Madrid, behind Sevilla in goal difference.
