Barcelona were made to work hard in their second match of the new season, as they came from 2-0 behind to defeat Levante 3-2 at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia. And the architect of that comeback was

Instead, it was Levante who doubled their lead before halftime. Alejandro Balde was called for a penalty after it was deemed he deliberately blocked a shot with his hand. José Luis Morales calmly stepped up and dispatched the penalty with the final kick of the first half.

En route to picking up three points against Levante on Saturday, Barcelona played on the back foot for most of the match before overcoming a two-goal deficit in the second half to eventually post a 3-2 win by the final whistle.