Without Lionel Messi to spare the day, champions Barcelona say goodbye to their journey to leave a mark on the world in Spain.
Barcelona lost 5-4 at Levante on Sunday, finishing their opportunity to end up the main group to complete a Spanish La Liga season, under its flow design, undefeated.
Ernesto Valverde left Messi - the opposition's driving scorer with 34 objectives - out of his squad to rest before a requesting summer for the Argentina forward, which incorporates the World Cup.
The genuine inconvenience for Barcelona, in any case, came in guard.
Driven by Emmanuel Boateng's cap trap and two objectives from Enis Bardhi, Levante were making a beeline for a noteworthy defeat of the Catalans when the hosts assembled a 5-1 advantage following 56 minutes.
Be that as it may, Barcelona thundered back, with Philippe Coutinho adding two more objectives to his first-half strike to finish a cap trap before Luis Suarez changed over a punishment to slice the shortfall to an objective in the 71st moment.
Suarez headed high from short proximity in Barcelona's last opportunity to grab the draw.
"I am irate," Valverde, who chose the untested blend of Thomas Vermaelen and Yerry Mina in focal resistance, said.
Notwithstanding when Gerard Pique continued for Vermaelen - to stay away from the Belgian irritating damage - in the 31st moment and with Barcelona trailing 2-0, the group's guarded inconveniences proceeded.
"We haven't been strong, each time they assaulted they scored," Valverde said in cites announced by Marca.
"We rested, supposing we could naturally lift our execution in the second half."
Levante - who have been battling to remain out of the assignment zone the greater part of the season - are the principal side to vanquish Barca in the alliance since Malaga in April 2017, snapping a 43-amusement unbeaten streak.
Paco Lopez has driven Levante's turnaround since his arrangement in March, asserting 25 of a conceivable 30 focuses.
"To score five objectives against Barcelona is relatively inconceivable, yet our maxim the sum total of what week has been 'nothing is unimaginable' and we have accomplished something notable," he said.
The thrashing left the champions on 90 focuses after 37 diversions, 12 in front of second-set Atletico Madrid, while Levante are fifteenth on 46 focuses.
Somewhere else, Espanyol whipped consigned Malaga 4-1 to enchant their fans in their last home session of the battle.
Gerard Moreno, Sergio Garcia and Leonardo Baptistao gave the hosts a three-objective cradle before Malaga midfielder Adrian Gonzalez answered from the punishment spot on 39 minutes.
Espanyol were granted their very own punishment on 79 minutes, which was changed over by midfielder Pablo Daniel Piatti to seal the triumph.
Espanyol are fourteenth with 46 indicates while Malaga are established the base of the table on 20 focuses.
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