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.

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.

BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) -Barcelona staged a thrilling second-half comeback to defeat Levante 3-2 away in LaLiga on Saturday, overcoming a two-goal deficit after a poor first-half display. Barcelona fell behind early in the match as Ivan Romero capitalised on space inside the box to slot home in the 15th minute.