Messi takes Barcelona out of Levante’s dilemma

Argentine magician Lionel Messi scored the only goal of the match in the 76th minute.

Barcelona scored 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in 11 games, reaching the 17th point in eighth place.

In the first half, the two teams seemed eager to open the scoring, so Levante was about to score, after Jorge de Frutus was left alone with German goalkeeper Mark Andre ter-Stegen, and hit a powerful ball , but the latter saved his goal (12).

Barcelona responded quickly with a shot from the Dane, Martin Braithwaite, from inside the area, which was stopped by the goalkeeper.

Barcelona continued to press, until a dangerous opportunity arose after Argentine Lionel Messi executed a direct free kick in a corner, which was received by Frenchman Antoine Griezmann with a strong header, which was blocked by the goalkeeper and saved the goal opportunity (22).

Griezmann also missed an opportunity in the 39th minute when Messi sent a perfect cross around the mighty Frenchman, and the keeper stopped in impregnable prey.

The Catalan team waited until the 76th minute, when the Dutchman Franke de Jong passed a forward pass to Messi, who fired it with his left to the left of the goalkeeper, to announce the departure of Barcelona.

Barcelona played their game after a tough defeat last Tuesday in the Champions League, 0-3, against Juventus, which deprived them of the head of the group in favor of the latter.

The Catalan team will have to face one of the top finishers on matchday 16 of the continental competition, which may complicate their task, amid poor results in recent times, especially at the local level.