Barcelona were defeated for the first time in the 2017/18 La Liga season to ending their hopes of an unbeaten season. Let down by their defense, the Catalans gave up five goals in 56 minutes, three scored by Emmanuel Boateng and two by Enis Bardhi. Down 5-1 midway through the second half, Barcelona mounted a furious comeback, making it a one goal game courtesy of a Philippe Coutinho hat-trick and Luis Suarez’s penalty with 20 minutes left to play, but the visitors’ comeback stalled and Levante were deservedly left celebrating an unexpected victory.
Similarly to last week, neither team had much to play for as Barcelona secured the title a long time ago while Levante also secured a Primera Division stay.