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Barcelona 3-0 Levante (aggregate 4-2): Ousmane Dembele scores quickfire double before Lionel Messi strikes to ensure Ernesto Valverde's men go through to Copa del Rey quarter-finals

By Pete Jenson for MailOnline

Published: 22:25 GMT, 17 January 2019 | Updated: 22:43 GMT, 17 January 2019

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Barcelona knocked Levante out of the Copa del Rey to advance to the quarter-finals but must now wait to see if the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) uphold Levante’s complaint that they played an ineligible player in the first leg.

Levante President Quique Catalan said before the match: ‘Independent of the result Levante will take the situation to the RFEF regarding the possible ineligible line-up of Barcelona.’

On the pitch it was easy for Barca. Ousmane Dembele scored twice in two minutes to lay the foundations for the easy win. 

Ousmane Dembele scored twice to send Barcelona through against Levante in Copa del Rey

Ousmane Dembele scored twice to send Barcelona through against Levante in Copa del Rey

With Barca 2-1 behind on aggregate, Dembele put Barca ahead on the night after 30 minutes

With Barca 2-1 behind on aggregate, Dembele put Barca ahead on the night after 30 minutes

Then, a minute later, he doubled the hosts' advantage on the night and put them up in the tie

Then, a minute later, he doubled the hosts' advantage on the night and put them up in the tie

Barca players gather around the France international after he scored the team's second

Barca players gather around the France international after he scored the team's second

Lionel Messi then added the gloss as he scored the third to send Barca through to the quarters

Lionel Messi then added the gloss as he scored the third to send Barca through to the quarters

MATCH FACTS

Barcelona: Cillessen, Nelson Semedo, Murillo, Lenglet, Alba (Roberto 73), Vidal, Rakitic, Ramos de Oliveira Melo, Dembele (D Suarez), Messi, Coutinho (L Suarez 63)

Subs not used: Ter Stegen, Pique, Busquets, Alena

Bookings: Murillo, Rakitic

Goals: Dembele 30, 31, Messi 54

Levante: Fernandez, Cabaco, Postigo (Remeseiro Salgueiro 71), Suarez Pier, Andujar Moreno, Campana (Doukoure 68), Prcic, Bardhi, Simon, Boateng, Mayoral (Mayoral 61)

Subs not used: Ruiz Ojeda, García Aranda, Morales, Lopez, Dwamena

Bookings: Postigo, Cabaco, Suarez Pier, Prcic

Referee: Jose María Sanchez Martínez

Attendance: 42,838

 

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