Levante - Barcelona: Matchday 5 of LaLiga

Good afternoon and welcome to this matchday 5 matchday of LaLiga EA Sports that faces Levante and Barcelona in the Ciutat de València!

Duel of opposites between a FC Barcelona that has started the season like a shot (undefeated, leader and scoring like never before, also coming from shining in the Champions League against Feyenoord); and a Levante that occupies thirteenth place and that has had a little bit of everything at the start of the season: five points, one defeat, one victory and two draws.

WE ALREADY HAVE CONFIRMED ALIGNMENTS ON BOTH TEAMS! Several changes in the local eleven, Luis Castro surprises; while at Barça, Hansi opts for a gala eleven.

LEVANT. The granota team comes out like this in the Ciutat de València: Mathew Ryan, Manu Sánchez, Aïssa Mandi, Adrián de la Fuente, Jeremy Toljan, Jon Ander Olasagasti, Hugo Sotelo, Dani Requena, Víctor García, Petar Ratkov and Roger Brugué.

BARCELONA. Hansi Flick starts in Orriols with the following eleven: Joan García, Xavi Espart, Gerard Martín, Pau Cubarsí, Eric García, Pedri, Rodri, Fermín López, Anthony Gordon, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal.

On the Levante bench: Pablo Campos, Ifeanyi Ndukwe, Iván Romero, Yanis Musuayi, Jorge Cabello, Axel Tape, Enzo Bardeli, Oriol Rey, Thiago Fernández, Paco Cortés, Nacho Pérez and Marc Santos.

On the Barcelona bench: João Cancelo, Alejandro Balde, Gavi, Gabriel Jesus, Wojciech Szczesny, Karim Adeyemi, Andreas Christensen, Dani Olmo, Marc Bernal, Jules Koundé, Dominik Livakovic and Hamza Abdelkarim.

The 22 protagonists jump onto the field of play accompanied by the referee team! The referee for the match is Jon Ander González Esteban. GREAT ATMOSPHERE IN THE CIUTAT DE VALÈNCIA! The a cappella hymn plays and scarves spread in the air.

Barça has become accustomed to trotters since the season began: they have already scored several, the last one against Feyenoord. Flick's team is very strong, which also has the current top scorer in LaLiga: Raphinha, who is very connected.

Now the tribute that the Ciutat de València pays to the eight world champions that FC Barcelona has in its ranks takes place. Beautiful and emotional, after Spain won its second World Cup this summer.

THE MEETING START IN ORRIOLS! THE LEVANTE-BARÇA BEGINS!

3' Early stages of the match and Barça has possession. Levante is doing well, defending as a block.

4' GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL FROM BARÇA! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL FROM XAVI ESPART! Very long play of attrition by Flick's team and Raphinha appears to break lines with that pass that Espart collects, putting a shot to the left post and scoring the first of the match.

5' Goal Xavi Espart. Assists Raphael Dias Belloli.

5' Well, we continue with the Barça we are seeing this season: quick starts and early goals.

7' Be careful, because Levante asks for a change. It seems that Sotelo has been injured in some previous action and is limping on the field.

7' And now there is a clear foul by Fermín on Ratkov! Overwhelms the granota player.

9' Adrián de la Fuente's shot from the free kick goes over the goal.

9' The public gets angry, because they don't quite understand what's happening with Sotelo...

10' What a way for Levante to start the match: an injury and a goal against.

11' Lamine, who was too low on the left of the area, couldn't shoot well! They called for a foul on the Barça player, but the referee indicated that there was nothing.

12' Barça is very precise, barely losing the ball.

14' Levante had it, but the ball was rejected! Good movement by Ratkov, but Cubarsí closed the entire shooting line and there is a corner for Levante.

15' OUT OF PLAY! That low, centered shot by Roger Brugué that Joan García caught from an offside position was not worth it.

19' Goal Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana.