Barcelona women lose to Levante, ends 46-match unbeaten league run

Barcelona women lose to Levante, ends 46-match unbeaten league run

Barcelona women lost for the first time in 46 Liga F games on Saturday, suffering a shock 2-1 defeat at home by lowly Levante.

Barca, who thrashed Real Madrid 5-0 in the Super Cup last Sunday, crashed to its first league loss since May 2023.

Levante took the lead in the 50th minute with Maria Alharilla’s thunderous strike and doubled its advantage in stoppage time through Ivonne Chacon. Barcelona pulled one back through Fridolina Rolfo a minute later but it was too late.

Barcelona has only lost one other match this season, in the Champions League in October when it fell 2-0 at Manchester City.

The reigning Spanish and European champion leads second-place Real Madrid by eight points. Its last home league loss was to Huesca in February 2019.

Levante, on the other hand, is 15th, second from bottom, with 13 points.