Barcelona 1-0 Levante: Messi steps up to spare Koeman
SMA NEWS – LA LIGA
Barcelona looked like extending their winless week until Lionel Messi came to the fore against a dogged Levante.
Lionel Messi stepped up to salvage something from the wreckage of Barcelona‘s nightmare week as he fired a 76th-minute winner in a 1-0 win over Levante.
Juventus comprehensively beat Barca 3-0 in midweek to deny them top spot in their Champions League group – a reverse that came on the back of a 2-1 LaLiga loss at Cadiz.
Despite ceding possession as expected for long periods, Levante looked set to hold out for a result to pile further pressure on embattled head coach Ronald Koeman
Plenty of questions over the Dutchman’s stewardship of Barcelona will remain, but Messi surging onto Frenkie De Jong’s perfectly weighted throughball for an assured finish will buy him a little breathing space.
