La Liga: Ronald Koeman’s Barcelona held 1-1 by Sevilla, Real Madrid win 2-0 against Levante

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XtraTime Web Desk: Ronald Koeman’s Barcelona dropped its first points in only their third match of the La Liga season as they were held 1-1 by Sevilla at Camp Nou. In another La Liga encounter reigning champions Real Madrid powered in 2 goals against Levante at Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday night. What started as an entertaining match soon became a damp squib. It was Sevilla who surprised the hosts to take the lead in the 8th minute through Luuk De Jong. A goal down Barcelona leveled the score after a couple of minutes through Philippe Coutinho. The early point loss saw Barcelona drop to fifth spot in the table with 7 points from 3 games.

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In another La Liga fixture reigning champions Real Madrid registered a 2-0 win over Levante. Vinicius Junior (16’) and Karim Benzema (90’+5’) scored for Zinedine Zidane’s side. The win saw Real climbing to top of the table with 10 points from 4 games.