Barcelona lost 5-4 in a wild game at Levante on Sunday, ruining the champion’s chance to become the first team to finish a Spanish league season without a defeat under its current format.
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde left Messi out of his squad to rest ahead of a demanding summer for the Argentina forward at the World Cup
“I am angry,” said Valverde. “We responded well to their opening goals, but the game was decided in the first 10 minutes after halftime when they struck three times on counterattacks.”