Good afternoon and welcome to our live text commentary of Barcelona v Levante!

Free kick Barca, 25 yards out from goal in the left channel...

That goal has completely changed this match. Defending stoically won't do the job for the visitors any more, but Barcelona are waiting to pounce should Levante suddenly decide to attack. They've scored at least three goals in each of their last eight matches, can Levante get back into this?

Jeffren takes a couple of early touches 25 yards out, and SHOOTS! He forces a good save from Reina - low to his right - but the keeper holds onto it.

Strange substitution from Pep Guardiola. Presumably Mascherano has taken a knock, but that's an attacking change nonetheless!

Barcelona sub: Javier Mascherano off, Thiago on

What a frenetic start to this second half! No one will be happier than Dani Alves about that goal - goodness knows why he didn't take the shot on himself

GOAL! BARCA TAKE THE LEAD! Well, that didn't take long did it! Dani Alves brings a high ball down in the box with a brilliant touch, but refuses to shoot! He takes an age to do anything with the ball, before laying it off to Pedro who pokes the ball home and give Barca the lead!

Welcome back for the second half!

HALF TIME! There goes the whistle for half time, and everything is going to plan for Levante! Barca yet to provide an answer to Levante's stoic defence, and Pep Guardiola's men have it all to do in the second half! Join us in a few moments for part two of this absorbing encounter.

Bojan continues to remonstrate with the referee, and gets himself a yellow card for his troubles.

Alves cuts inside from the right and runs along the edge of the area. He tries a reverse pass through to Bojan, who goes down rather easily in the box.

Levante have a man down after Del Horno is bundled over by Alves, but Barca play on. Alves slips a lovely ball through the defence to Villa, who peels off the last man and shoots! Linesman's flag is already up for offside...

Abidal is the latest to fire a shot from distance, and Reina spills again. The ball drops to a black shirt, and Levante clear

Lovely footwork from Mascherano, who jinks left and right before hammering a shot from range, which is deflected out for a fifth Barca corner

Robuste is gingerly back to his feet, and looks like he should be ok to continue. Pedro receives the ball on the edge of the area, and SHOOTS! REINA SPILLS! Busquets follows up but the referee adjudges him to have pulled back a defender, and gives Levante a free kick

Robuste stays down after that knock - he took Bojan's vicious shot square on the jaw...

Headed clear, but Barca are back in possession. Bojan with the ball wide left, cuts inside, and SHOOTS! The ball strikes Robuste and flies out for another corner

Barca win a corner after some decent wing play from Alves. Bojan to take it...

The hosts have enjoyed 77% possession so far, but have only mustered a couple of shots on target

Nano chases after a long ball over Maxwell's head, but the Barca fullback shepherds it out of play for a goal kick

Iniesta shapes to shoot from 22 yards out, before threading a clever reverse ball through the defence instead. Pedro reads it, but just can't reach it before Reina, who is looking sharp