Comments and predictions for Levante vs Barcelona: The storm from Yamal
The match between Levante vs Barcelona in La Liga takes place at 2:30 a.m. on August 24. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Levante vs Barcelona team information
Levante will be without Alfonso Pastor through injury. New signings Olasagasti, Kervin Arriaga, Goduine Koyalipou and Alan Matturro are all doubtful of fitness. Jeremy Toljan – who scored on his debut against Alaves – will continue to start, with Manu Sanchez on the opposite wing. Striker Roger Brugue, who scored 11 goals last season, also retains his place in the starting line-up.
On Barcelona's side, goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen continues to be absent due to a back injury. Robert Lewandowski has returned to training after a hamstring problem caused him to miss the match against Mallorca, but is likely to be on the bench to avoid risks. Jules Kounde is expected to play at right-back, while the rest of the squad is likely to remain the same as the previous round.
Fermin Lopez will compete with Dani Olmo for a place in midfield, while Ferran Torres' goal against Mallorca gives him the chance to continue playing as a striker. However, Wojciech Szczesny, Gerard Martin and Roony Bardghji are still unavailable.
Latest predicted lineup Levante vs Barcelona
Levante:
Campos; Elgezabal, Fuente, Cabello; Toljan, Lozano, Rey, Sanchez; Martinez; Romero, Brugue
Barcelona:
Garcia; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; Pedri, De Jong; Yamal, Fermin, Raphinha; Torres
Latest football commentary on Levante vs Barcelona
Levante – last season's Segunda Division champions – returned to La Liga on the back of an impressive run of form and are aiming to maintain that status for another season, something they haven't done since 2022.
However, coach Julian Calero and his team clearly understand the difficulties ahead, especially after the defeat against Alaves in the opening round - an opponent also considered to be in the group competing for relegation.
Levante have only won 6 of their 45 meetings with Barcelona, showing the difficulty of this challenge. The last time the two teams met in April 2022, Barca won 3-2. Levante's last victory over the Catalan giants was in November 2019, and they also caused a stir when they won 5-4 in a nine-goal match in May 2018.
The Valencia side have spent heavily this summer, with their biggest signing being Jon Ander Olasagasti from Real Sociedad.
As for Barcelona, the reigning La Liga champions had a perfect start when they easily defeated Mallorca 3-0 away in the first round.
Raphinha and Ferran Torres scored in the opening 23 minutes, before Mallorca received two red cards in the first half, allowing Barca to play comfortably and add a third through Lamine Yamal in the final minutes.
Barca have quickly risen to the top of the table and with the depth of their squad, it will be difficult for Real Madrid or any other opponent to stop them this season. Last season, Barca scored 102 goals in La Liga, and that number could be even higher this season with the addition of Marcus Rashford.
However, Hansi Flick's team still has room for improvement after losing six games last season. In addition to defending their domestic title, Barca certainly also have ambitions to win the Champions League after stopping in the semi-finals last season.
Latest Levante vs Barcelona score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Levante vs Barcelonaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Levante 0-2 Barcelona
- WhoScore:Levante 0-3 Barcelona
- Our newspaper predicts:Levante 0-3 Barcelona
When and where to watch Levante vs Barcelona live?
To watch the Levante vs Barcelona match live in La Liga at 2:30 a.m. on August 24, viewers can watch it onK+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. Wish you have fun watching football.
