Barcelona will welcome Levante to Camp Nou in the La Liga matchday 7 on Sunday. The kick-off is at 16:15 CEST.

Preview

As many expected, Lionel Messi's exit from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain this summer hasn't gone down particularly well for the Catalans who have endured a rather disappointing start to the season in the Spanish top flight. Ronald Koeman's men are now only seventh in the league table with nine points and will play hosts to Levante on the back of consecutive draws with Granada (1-1) and Cadiz (0-0) over the last week. Moreover, Barca are now on a three-game winless streak across all competitions as they also suffered a 3-0 loss to Bayern Munich in their Champions League group stage opener last week.

Levante, in turn, are yet to find their first victory this term as Paco Lopez's side are on four draws and two defeats in the 2021/22 La Liga season so far, including a 2-0 loss at the hands of Celta on Tuesday. As a result, the Frogs ocuppy the 16th spot in the standings ahead of their forthcoming trip to Catalonia.

Team news

Jordi Alba, Pedri, Martin Braithwaite, Ousmane Dembele and Sergio Aguero are all unavailable for Barca through injuries while Frenkie de Jong is suspended for this one after being sent off against Cadiz. Jose Campana, Roberto Soldado and Enis Bardhi, meanwhile, won't help Lopez's crop at Camp Nou for the same reason.

Prediction

Well, Barca will definitelly give their all to end their current winless streak against the Frogs on the weekend, especially with rumours over Koeman's sacking intensifying after every next disappointing result. Levante, however, have already taken points away from Real Madrid this season (3-3) and won't give up in Catalonia easily, that's for sure. What's more, Lopez's side also managed to hold Barca to a 3-3 draw in their previous head-to-head meeting in May, so it would be no surprise to see goals at both ends in this encounter too.

Tip

Barcelona to win or draw and both teams to score at 1.9 with 1XBET.