Match review
How Flick’s 6.74 xG machine turned flank overloads and box entries into a seven-goal storm.
Match review
Barça’s 4–2 win brought another decisive performance from Lamine and Raphinha. But Levante repeatedly found routes through their defensive structure, turning a three-goal deficit into a contest that Barca could have lost.
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