Barcelona defeat Levante with thrilling comeback in La Liga

After falling behind by two goals, Barcelona rallied to defeat Levante 3-1 in La Liga with a late own goal from the hosts.

After the newly promoted Levante had rolled a surprise two-goal lead at halftime on Saturday, champions Barcelona needed Pedri Gonzalez and Ferran Torres to score early in the second half to equalize.

Lamine Yamal then assisted in scoring the winning goal with a header into Levante’s own net after Unai Elgezabal headed in with a cross into the 6-yard box.

Ivan Romero, a Levante striker, earlier struck from a counterattack that had begun with Yamal’s misdirected ball. In the first half of injury time, Jose Luis Morales converted a penalty after Alejandro Balde’s video review called his shot a “handball” when he blocked Morales’ shot.

However, Pedri started the fightback in the 49th when he received Yamal’s pass well outside the area, placed his foot in the corner of the net, and fired a long range shot.

When Ferran fended off his marker and headed in Raphinha’s corner kick, Ferran, who had hit the woodwork in the opening period, levelled in the 52nd minute.

The score was then pressed for by Barcelona, which Yamal assisted in scoring shortly after the 90th minute had passed.

Hansi Flick, the coach of Barcelona, praised Pedri’s goal, saying “it changed the match.”

“The first goal we scored gave us a lot of confidence in the box, but it wasn’t easy for us to get the three points,” we said.

Last weekend, Barcelona won its opening game 3-1 against Mallorca.

Rashford debuts in the first-team

Marcus Rashford, a left-sided forward for Flick, made his first league start for Barcelona since his loan move from Manchester United from United.

At halftime, Dani Olmo took the place of the English international after Pedri’s passes in the middle and Yamal’s incursions down the right had mostened the most threats.

Marcus [Rashford] did some things in the first half that demonstrated how good he is and how he can help us, according to Flick.

Robert Lewandowski, who has a muscle injury, started his first game for Barcelona as a substitute.

Next week as Barca fights to defend its title, it will travel to Rayo Vallecano. Levante will travel to Elche in search of a more favorable outcome after losing both of its opening games.