Barcelona will have to put a dent in Levantes impressive home record when they clash in La Liga this afternoon if they want to maintain their perfect start to the season. The hosts have won six in a row at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia and are a formidable force on their own patch.Luis Castros side are in good form after taking five points from their last three games.Barca are top after winning their first four but sit level on points with Real Madrid, who beat Rayo Vallecano yesterday.The Catalans will travel with plenty of confidence after hammering Feyenoord 5-1 in the Champions League in midweek.Table of ContentsLEVANTE TEAM NEWSBARCELONA TEAM NEWSLevante v Barcelona stats, La Liga formWhere to watch Levante v Barca: TV channel, live online streamsLEVANTE TEAM NEWSLevante forward Karl Etta-Eyong misses out due to a thigh injury.Levante: Ryan; Toljan, Dela, Mandi, Manu; Sotelo, Requena, Brugui, Olasagasti, Victor; RatkovLevante substitutes: Campos, Ndukwe, Romero, Musuayi, Cabello, Tape, Bardeli, Rey, Thiago, Cortes, Perez, SantosBARCELONA TEAM NEWSHansi Flick made five changes to the side that beat Feyenoord with Eric Garcia, Xavi Espart, Gerard Martin, Fermin Lopez and Anthony Gordon all recalled.Jules Kounde, Andreas Christensen, Joao Cancelo, Dani Olmo and Karim Adeyemi drop to the bench.Gordon is likely to start in attack with Raphinha on the left flank.Frenkie de Jong (knee) and Roony Bardghji (knee) are out for Barcelona.Barcelona: Joan Garcia; Espart, Cubarsi, Eric Garcia, Martin; Rodri, Pedri, Yamal, F Lopez, Raphinha; GordonBarcelona substitutes: Cancelo, Balde, Gavi, Jesus, Szczesny, Adeyemi, Christensen, Olmo, Bernal, Kounde, Livakovic, Abdelkarim La Liga 2026 Spain #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 5 1 Barcelona44001721512 W W W W 2 Real Madrid54011441012 W L W W W 3 Alaves5311115610 L W W D W 4 Sevilla531186210 W D L W W 5 Real Betis43015509 W L W W 6 Deportivo La Coruna42208538 W W D D 7 Espanyol52128537 W D L L W 8 Atletico Madrid42117617 L W D W 9 Athletic Club52127617 D W W L L 10 Racing Santander52129907 W L W L D 11 Real Sociedad521268-27 W D W L L 12 Osasuna521258-37 L L W W D 13 Levante41215505 D W D L 14 Getafe411225-34 D L W L 15 Rayo Vallecano5113814-64 L W L D L 16 Celta Vigo503225-33 D D L L D 17 Villarreal402268-22 L L D D 18 Malaga402217-62 D L D L 19 Elche5023613-72 D L L L D 20 Valencia5014110-91 L L L L D Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Champions League league stage Position 5 : Europa League league stage Position 6 : ECL Playoffs Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation Levante v Barcelona stats, La Liga formAll six of Levantes wins against Barcelona have come at home, most recently winning 3-1 in November 2019 through second-half goals by Jose Campana, Borja Mayoral and Nemanja Radoja after Lionel Messis first-half penalty had opened the scoringThe last four editions of the fixture at Levante have averaged five goals, including 3-2 wins for Barcelona in their last two visits, in 2025/26 and 2021/22Only Barcelona (35), Madrid (36) and Betis (38) have committed fewer fouls in this seasons Liga than Levante (39)With four yellow cards each, Levante and Barca have collected two fewer bookings than any other side in the 2026/27 divisionNo goalkeeper has made more saves in La Liga this season than Levantes Mathew Ryan (17 level with Sociedads Alex Remiro and Athletic Clubs Unai Simon before the latest round of fixtures)Messis 24 goals against Levante make Barcas all-time top scorer the leading marksman in the history of the fixture by a margin of 18Raphinhas six Liga goals make the Barca forward the top scorer in the top flight, one ahead of Vallecanos Sergio CamelloOnly Raphinha and Camello have outscored Barcas Fermin Lopez and Lamine Yamel (4 each). Winger Roger Brugue (2) is the only Levante player to have netted twiceBarcelonas total of 36 attempts on target is the most ahead of Madrid (35), while Levantes equivalent of 14 is better only than Celta (12), Valencia (11), Malaga (7) and Getafe (6)They are unbeaten in seven matches against Levante (W6), winning the last four and scoring exactly three times in each of the last fiveWhere to watch Levante v Barca: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Sunday is at 15:15 BST (10:15 ET / 07:15 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Premier Sports 1 and streaming available on a vast range of devices via the Premier Sports app.APremier Sports subscriptioncosts �120 a year, �11.99 per month on a 12-month contract or �16.99 per month with 30 days cancellation notice required.Heres the full list ofLa Liga international broadcasters. 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