Levante win a couple of corners down their right. Barca deal with the first. The second is played back into the area to Mayoral who slots home but he's ruled offside. Levante don't even get their consolation goal.
90'
There will be two minutes of added time - not that it matters.
88'
Piqué has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by L. Messi.
Goal! Make that 5-0 Barca, and it's Pique of all players. The centre-back starts off a lovely passing move for Barca which winds up with Messi on the left. The Argentinian squares it for Pique who's ventured forward - he feints to shoot before rolling the ball calmly past a deceived Olazabal. Lovely stuff.
That's three goals and two assists now for Messi. He's rather good, isn't he?
84'
Barca are now trying to score only the best goals. Denis Suarez has plenty of room on the right but elects not to cross as no one has bothered to get into the box. Instead, he passes the ball back inside to Coutinho, who blazes over from distance.
82'
Levante just can't find the net today. Ter Stegen drops low to tip Mayoral's shot wide. The home side take the corner short then head it over for a Barca goal-kick.
81'
Denis Suárez enters the game and replaces O. Dembélé.
Barca make their final change. Denis Suarez gets a 10-minute runout - the unsettled Spanish midfielder replaces Dembele.
79'
Messi steps up to take the free-kick but curls the ball over. He shouldn't feel too bad - he scored two in one game the other day.
78'
Philippe Coutinho enters the game and replaces A. Vidal.
Barca use the delay to make a change. Vidal is replaced by Coutinho.
76'
E. Cabaco goes off after a red card!
Red card for Cabaco! The defender is dismissed for brutally sliding in on an onrushing Dembele, kneeing him in the chest on the follow-up. This could get even worse for Levante.
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75'
Levante win yet another corner down their right. Barca head it away. Campana, in space outside the area, can't decide whether to shoot or cross the ball back in - either way, it's abject.
73'
Levante may be out of this match but they're not completely down. Bardhi tries a bending shot from outside the area that whistles wide past Ter Stegen's net.
72'
Barca go looking for a fifth, but Levante have the chance to counter. Prcic attempts an ill-advised through-ball for Morales which simply rolls straight to Ter Stegen. Poor effort.
70'
S. Prcić enters the game and replaces Postigo.
Secondly, Postigo is replaced by Bosnian midfielder Prcic. It's too little too late.
69'
Coke enters the game and replaces Rochina.
Levante are making two substitutions. First, Rochina goes off - Coke comes on to replace him.
66'
Barca are understandably content to keep the ball now. Levante's first-half goal threat has been all but neutralised.
64'
This game has become a training exercise. Alba concedes a corner for Levante, booting a cross away. Levante get a second bite of the cherry after their initial effort is blocked, but Barca see that away too.
62'
Borja Mayoral enters the game and replaces E. Boateng.
Boateng has faded badly for Levante - he's been invisible in this second half. Mayoral replaces him.
60'
L. Messi has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by A. Vidal.
Assist Arturo Erasmo Vidal Pardo
GOAL! 4-0 Barca, and Messi gets his hat-trick. Suarez teases the Levante defence, curling in a delightful outside-of-the-boot cross with his right foot. Instead of shooting at the far post, Vidal selflessly crosses the ball back to Messi in the centre for a tap-in. This game is done.
59'
Jason gets yellow.
Now Barca are the team looking menacing on the counter-attack. They look like scoring every time they commit men forward. Jason is booked for pushing Rakitic over.
Now Barca are the team looking menacing on the counter-attack. They look like scoring every time they commit men forward. Jason is booked for pushing Rakitic over.
56'
Morales wins a free-kick after he's bundled over by Busquets. Ter Stegen makes a routine stop from Bardhi's effort.
52'
Arthur enters the game and replaces T. Vermaelen.
Barca react quickly to going three goals up. Vermaelen is replaced by the Brazilian midfielder Arthur.
49'
To their credit Levante are still pushing for a goal but they risk making the scoreline even worse. Morales is almost set through but Pique slides in to concede a throw-in on the left.
47'
L. Messi has scored a goal for Barcelona!
GOAL! This is cruel now. Suarez picks up the ball and runs torwards the Levante defence, playing in Alba on the left. Alba's cross finds Messi in the area and the Barca captain curls it into the far corner. Barca make it 3-0 - they have been clinical.
46'
Levante get the second half underway and immediately win a corner. Barca clear and try to set Dembele free down the right but the French winger can't keep the ball in play.
45'
Jordi Alba gets yellow.
Alba is booked on the brink of half-time for dissent after Cabaco hauls Suarez down.
HALF TIME: LEVANTE 0 - 2 BARCELONA
44'
Barcelona had a tough time in this first half but have been absolutely ruthless in front of goal. It helps when you have players like Suarez and Messi.
43'
L. Messi has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by Sergio Busquets.
GOAL! 2-0 Barca. Messi scores with echoes of his goal against Nigeria in the World Cup, racing down the right channel and slotting the ball underneath Olazabal after Busquets intercepts and sets him away.
41'
Levante's corner comes to nothing. Busquets passes to Rakitic. The Croatian shoots from outside the area but it bounces harmlessly wide of goal.
38'
Levante win a corner on their left, conceded by Pique. Tono takes it and Cabaco has a header saved relatively comfortably by Ter Stegen.
36'
I. Rakitić gets yellow.
Rakitic is booked for a bad foul on Morales. The Levante captain soon gets the ball back and shoots from a difficult angle on the left but it's blocked.
35'
L. Suárez has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by L. Messi.
Messi was brilliant there. Barcelona don't deserve to be leading and yet they are. Levante look by no means deflated - they won 5-4 here last season after all.
GOAL! Barca take the lead from nothing! Messi dances around Levante's defence, winding up on the left of the box. He curls a ball towards Suarez in the centre who fires home a delicious first-time volley. That's why they're champions.
34'
Messi decides to take matters into his own hands, racing towards Levante's defenders in his own inimitable way. Barca's captain eventually shoots but all the power is taken out of it and it rolls to Olazabal.
30'
Morales wins another corner for Levante off Dembele. The home side are really up for this! The corner is taken and ends with Vidal in a heap on the floor after tripping backwards over Pique.
28'
Rochina's free-kick is deflected out for a Levante corner on the right. Bardhi's flick keeps the corner in Levante's hands. Rochina tries to put the ball back in but is crowded out by two Barca defenders.
27'
Boateng is causing problems for Vermaelen. Barca's centre-back hands Levante a free-kick after climbing over the striker's back while challenging for a header.
26'
Messi takes the free-kick from about 20 yards out. Olazabal claims it without much difficulty.
25'
Rober Pier gets yellow.
Boateng is set free with a through-ball. He tries to square for an arriving Morales only for Barca's back three to see the ball away. Down the other end, Pier is booked after arriving late on Dembele.
23'
Levante look threatening when they're running directly at Barca's defence. Barca are trying to limit that by keeping the ball as much as possible.
Rochina's low cross finds Boateng in the area but the striker muscles over Lenglet, giving away a foul. Barca free-kick.
21'
Suddenly Levante can counter. Jason whips in a bouncing cross for Boateng. The Ghanaian striker attempts to connect with a diving header but just can't reach it!
19'
Messi wins a free-kick in midfield after he's snapped at by Rochina. Barca tap the ball around, finding an opening for Lenglet on the overlap. He tries to find Dembele but it's blocked.
18'
O. Dembélé gets yellow.
17'
Barca's throw-in in Levante's half goes awry and suddenly they're in trouble. Dembele slides in clumsily on Tono and is booked for his efforts. Barca see away the free-kick comfortably enough.
15'
Vermaelen hands possession back to Levante after their press forces the Belgian to lump the ball forward. A brilliant angled pass finds Morales on the run but his attempted cross is cut out by Lenglet.
13'
Levante win a free-kick in midfield. Jason tries a cross from the right but it's blocked. Now Barca have it back, but not for long. The home fans bay for a foul after the ball is stolen from Levante in midfield twice in a row. The referee isn't moved.
11'
Barca's back three pass the ball amongst themselves, trying to coax Levante out of their half. The home side press and Barca look to counter, only for Suarez to be judged offside.
9'
Barcelona are easing into the game. They win a corner on their left, which Messi takes. It's whipped in and headed over the bar by Vermaelen.
7'
Barcelona win a free-kick 30 yards out from Levante's box. It's cleared. Barca circulate the ball again and win a free-kick when Dembele is hauled down.
3'
Levante make a lively start to the match! Rochina wins a free kick after he's brought down by Vidal. Levante eventually win a corner off Dembele which Barca clear.
1'
The referee José Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez gets this match underway!
LEVANTE (3-4-3): Oier Olazabal; Rober Pier, Sergio Postigo, Erick Cabaco; Jason, Jose Campana, Enis Bardhi, Tono; Ruben Rochina, Emmanuel Boateng, Jose Luis Morales (c).
BARCELONA (3-4-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Gerard Pique, Thomas Vermaelen, Clement Lenglet; Ivan Rakitic, Arturo Vidal, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba; Lionel Messi (c), Luis Suarez, Ousmane Dembele.
SUBS: Jasper Cillessen, Denis Suarez, Juan Miranda, Carles Alena, Arthur, Philippe Coutinho, Munir El Haddadi.
Levante enter the pitch in their red and blue stripes while Barcelona are sporting their luminous yellow third kit.
You have to feel for Levante. The Frogs have gone toe-to-toe with Barcelona and only the crossbar has prevented them from taking the lead. Instead Barca go in at half-time two goals to the good and Levante have it all to do. At this stage you wouldn't rule out more goals in the second half.
Like all of Spain's top sides, Barcelona are finding LaLiga tougher than usual this season. Ernesto Valverde's side top the league after 13 games but have Sevilla and Atletico Madrid breathing down their necks with Real Madrid only two points behind. A win away to Levante would restore Barca's three-point lead and give them a cushion ahead of their game against Celta Vigo next week.
The problem is that Levante will not be easy opponents and have recent form when it comes to beating Barcelona. Paco Lopez's team sit eighth in LaLiga and inflicted Barca's only league defeat of last season in a barnstorming 5-4 victory here last May. Can Levante repeat the trick?
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this LaLiga match between Levante and Barcelona at Ciutat de Valencia.
Only one more game before Christmas for these two teams, then, as Barca take on Celta Vigo at home next week. Levante have the chance to dust themselves off with an eminently winnable fixture away to Rayo Vallecano. On this evidence, Barca could pull away from the chasing pack yet. That's all for now. Goodbye!
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