Instead, it was Levante who doubled their lead before halftime. Alejandro Balde was called for a penalty after it was deemed he deliberately blocked a shot with his hand. José Luis Morales calmly stepped up and dispatched the penalty with the final kick of the first half.

The winner came in the 92nd minute when Levante defender Unai Elgezabal headed Lamine Yamal’s cross to his own net.

En route to picking up three points against Levante on Saturday, Barcelona played on the back foot for most of the match before overcoming a two-goal deficit in the second half to eventually post a 3-2 win by the final whistle.