Philippe Coutinho hit a hat -trick but could not save Barcelona ’s unbeaten season as the Catalans were left stunned by an extraordinary 5 - 4 defeat to Levante on Sunday.
Ernesto Valverde rested Lionel Messi for his team ’s penultimate match of the campaign but it was a defensive horror- show that allowed Emmanuel Boateng to score three times and Enis Bardhi twice at the City of Valencia Stadium .
The La Liga and Copa del Rey champions trailed 5- 1 after an hour and still came within a whisker of a sensational comeback as Coutinho ’s second and third goals , and a Luis Suarez penalty , set up a grandstand finish .
But Levante held on for a thrilling victory and ended their opponents ’ hopes of becoming the first ever club to finish a 38 -game La Liga season as invincibles .
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