Two clubs in opposite halves of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Levante and Barcelona. The first-division clash scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadi Ciutat de Valencia and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
Barcelona manager Luis Enrique had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Inside Spanish Football): "We have great, quality players, but we didn't get through on goal for a variety of reasons. We weren't at our best over the final meters [against APOEL]. We weren't moving the ball around fast enough."
"Perhaps our play was less fluid because of all the rotations," he added. "But I'm sticking to my guns. I need my whole team, although I'm sure I'll get it wrong sometimes. We can't always win 3-0 or 4-0, but I have blind faith in my players."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Levante's Nikos Karabelas has been the lone bright spot in Levante's abysmal start to the season. The 29-year-old enters the weekend averaging 2.5 dribbles and 1.5 tackles per match.
Levante's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Jesus; Karabelas, Vyntra, Navarro, Lopez; Camarasa, Simao; Perez, Xumetra, Morales; Barral
Barcelona's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Bravo; Alba, Mascherano, Mathieu, Montoya; Iniesta, Busquets, Rakitic; Neymar, Messi, Pedro
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Granada CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 4 | Valencia CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||
| 5 | Sevilla FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Real Madrid CF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 7 | Celta de Vigo | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 8 | Eibar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 9 | Málaga CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 | |||
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 11 | Villarreal CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 12 | Elche CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 4 | |||
| 13 | Deportivo La Coruña | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 4 | |||
| 14 | Athletic Club | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 | |||
| 15 | Getafe CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 | |||
| 16 | Rayo Vallecano | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | |||
| 17 | UD Almería | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | |||
| 18 | Córdoba CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | |||
| 19 | RCD Espanyol | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 2 | |||
| 20 | Levante UD | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
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