Welcome to live text commentary from the Liga match between Levante and Barcelona at the Ciudad de Valencia.

FULL TIME: Barcelona truthfully walked this game after Levante had provided stubborn resistance. Messi and Iniesta were sublime and took Barca back to the top of La Liga with a three point cushion over Atletico.

Barca take a short corner and Pedro whips it in but there are no teammates in the box.

Pedro has tried to take on Juanfran at every opportunity but this time the defender gets the better of him. Levante clear but the ball is inevitably back with Barca.

Penalty saved by Valdes as Barkero tamely hits the ball down the middle.

Penalty to Levante. Puyol is yellow carded for handball in giving awya the penalty but it seems soft.

A loose pass from Messi means Pedro does not get a shot on goal and is instead forced to chase back Juanfran who cut out the pass.

The ball is not cleared from the free kick and as the ball is cut back to the edge of the area by Barkero, Juanfran blazes the ball over the bar under no pressure.

Barca give the ball away and give away a free kick as Angel dribbles past Adriano.

Iniesta forages again down the left hand side but is aunable to produce the quality he did earlier and the ball goes out for a goal kick.

Barcelona again building from the back and are comfortable with the scoreline as it is.

The corner comes to nothing as three Levante players are offside from the header that is flicked goalwards.

Puyol concedes a corner as Levante try to get some pride back in this match.

Xavi comes off for Thiago fllowing Alba's withdrawal for Adriano.

Need it be said again, Barcelona have controlled this match and continue to do so. Levante have rallied a little and are trying to press Barca back into their own half with some success.

Levante have struggled to even touch the ball in the last few minutes as Barca pressure high up the pitch when they do.

Barcelona do not know when a game is won and continue to pour forward.

Messi went in on goal but his first touch wasn't good and Munua was able to get out at him. He had a second chance to shoot but elected to pass to Pedro who could not get his shot away.

Martins comes off for Angel Rodriguez.

Pedro cuts inside two players and into the penalty areas but his curling shot doesn't curl enough and goes wide.

Martins finds himself sprinting in on goal but as Pique catches him up, the striker lets fly low to Valdes' left but the keeper is equal to the shot.