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Levante vs Barcelona, La Liga: Final Score 3-1, Ernesto Valverde forgets to coach, Barça lose thanks to pathetic second half

Barcelona’s seven-game winning streak has come to an end thanks to a terrible 3-1 loss to Levante on Saturday afternoon in València. After a solid first half the Blaugrana completely fell apart in the second, unable to defend and devoid of creativy once they fell behind. This loss is fully on Ernesto Valverde, who made no halftime adjustments and was caught by a mid-table coach who did and then destroyed him.

FIRST HALF

From the start Barça established themselves as the dominant force in the game, taking control of possession and forcing a Levante team that looked hungry to press to retreat and defend deep inside their half to try and stop a Barça team with numbers forward and plenty of movement up front to try and break down a solid defense.