The La Liga winners have their unbeaten record at stake and are coming into the game after a superb victory over Villarreal at home.
As we approach the game, here is a look at some key stats and facts, that hold significance.
– Barcelona have only lost one of their 23 games against Levante in La Liga (W18 D4) – however, that defeat was away from home (5-1 in October 1964).
– Of the teams Barcelona faced at least 20 times in their history in La Liga, Levante (23 times) are the team they have lost to the least often.
– Barça have won four of their last five trips at Ciutat de València in La Liga, keeping a clean sheet in three of them.
– Levante have won their last four league games, only once in their history have they won more games in a row (seven between September and October 2011).
– Barcelona are unbeaten in their last 21 away league games (W15 D6), and they are two games away from equalling the best streak ever in La Liga (23 – W18 D5), achieved by Barcelona under Pep Guardiola between March 2010 and April 2011.
– José Luis Morales is already Levante’s all-time top scorer in La Liga (19) after surpassing David Barral (18).
– Messi has been involved in 27 goals in his last 13 league apps against Levante (16 goals and 11 assists).
– Only Lionel Messi (6) has scored more direct free kick goals than Enis Bardhi (5) in La Liga this season.
– Andrés Iniesta has provided three assists in a single league game twice, last time at Ciutat de València in November 2012.
– Luis Suárez has scored in each of his three league apps versus Levante (three goals) – all three goals came from inside the area and were assisted by different players (Adriano Correia, Lionel Messi and Sergi Roberto).
– Ernesto Valverde has only lost one of his 14 managerial league meetings with Levante (W8 D5) – just the first, in November 2004 in his first stint in Athletic (0-1 at Ciutat de València).
Statistics provided by Opta
