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Barca concede three goals within seven minutes in shock defeat to Levante
It was a bad day at the office for Lionel messi and his Barcelona colleagues as they fell to a 3-1 defeat at Levante in the La Liga on Saturday.
Messi had put the La Liga leaders ahead through a penalty in the 38th minute and stayed ahead at half time, but conceded three goals in the space of seven minutes just after the hour mark.
Jose Campana levelled for Levante after 60 minutes, before Borja Mayoral completed the turnaround two minutes later and Nemanja Radoja added a third.
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In search of a comeback, Messi was denied by VAR when he appeared to have scored an excellent solo goal after a determined run, but Antoine Griezmann had strayed offside in the build-up.
Defeat for Barcelona, their third in 11 league games this season, means Real Madrid could claim top spot in La Liga when they host Real Betis later on Saturday.
The other La Liga game played concurrently, Valencia defeated Espanyol 2-1.
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