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Levante versus Barcelona, La Liga: Final Score 2-3; Luuk De Jong scores late to give Barça three points in a frantic game.

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Barça’s first half performance was hugely disappointing. The Blaugrana played with zero intensity and struggled from the very beginning with Levante’s man-to-man marking scheme, 

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Barcelona extended their La Liga winning streak to seven games and will finish the weekend second in the table after a thrilling 3-2 triumph over Levante in one of the season's most bizarre encounters.

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They also couldn't develop a rhythm in possession and kept losing the ball in dangerous situations.

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Levante were superior both with and without the ball, and AJ Morales was unstoppable up front.

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Morales almost scored a Goal of the Season contender after running through the entire Barça defense and almost walking the ball into the net,  

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After sprinting past the whole Barça defence and virtually walking the ball into the net, Morales almost scored a Goal of the Season contender.

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Eric Garca, on the other hand, made a great clearance off the line. Levante deserved to win, and owing to a plodding, unimaginative Barça attack, they were never in jeopardy at the back.

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After Son fell down in the box and Dani Alves was called for a penalty, Levante finally got the goal they deserved: after Son went down in the box and Dani Alves was called for a penalty, Levante eventually scored the goal they deserved.

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To give the home team the lead, Morales went up to the plate and sent Marc-André ter Stegen the wrong way.

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Things almost went from bad to worse for Barça just five minutes later when Eric García was called for a handball in the box and Roger Martí had a chance to double the lead from the spot, 

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