Ousmane Dembele, Lionel Messi team up to comfortably overturn Levante's first-leg Copa lead

Ousmane Dembele scores one of his two goals in Barcelona's Copa del Rey win against Levante.
BARCELONA, Spain -- Ousmane Dembele scored twice as Barcelona beat Levante 3-0 to progress to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, advancing 4-2 on aggregate after last week's surprise defeat in Valencia.


Dembele, twice assisted by Lionel Messi, moved Barca ahead in the tie with two fortuitous finishes in the first half. Messi added Barca's third after the break as the Catalans continued their bid for a fifth successive Spanish cup success.



Positives

Ernesto Valverde could not have hoped...