Barcelona cruised to a 2-0 win at Levante and regained its three-point lead at the top of La Liga Sunday, while Gary Neville's Valencia lost again. Champion Barcelona, with Luis Suarez scoring his 36th goal of the season, equaled a club record 28 matches unbeaten set in the 2010/11 season under Pep Guardiola. It has won 23 and drawn five. Valencia, in contrast, lost 1-0 at Real Betis to extend its winless run to 12 matches and nine under Neville. Bottom team Levante might have snatched at least a deserved point with better finishing against Barca, in lackadaisical mood after its 7-0 demolition of Valencia in the King's Cup Wednesday. Levante central defender David Navarro gave Barca a fortunate lead in the 21st minute when he turned an Andres Iniesta cross meant for Lionel Messi into his own net. The visitors had to wait until the second minute of added time to make the result safe when Suarez finished off a fast counter-attack with his 20th Liga goal as Levante tried to snatch an equaliser and were caught off guard. Barcelona, with a game in hand, have 54 points to Atletico's 51 after a 3-1 win over Eibar Saturday. Real Madrid, third with 47, was away to Granada in the late kickoff. Barca might have been a goal up after two minutes when Messi had the ball in the net from Iniesta's pass into the box but it was overruled for offside - a harsh decision as television replays showed. Levante had a chance when Morales raced down the left into the box to hit a low shot that came back off the far post with Claudio Bravo beaten. Striker Ruben Castro scored the only goal in Seville four minutes into the second half as Betis ended a nine-match winless run in the league dating back to a victory at Levante in November. Valencia finished the match with 10 men after left back Jose Luis Gaya was sent off for bringing down Belgian loan signing Charly Musonda in the 85th minute. Neville's team slipped to 13th in the standings, one place below Betis with both on 25 points. Leverkusen holds Bayern to 0-0 Bayern Munich stayed eight points clear at the top of the table after playing out a lackluster 0-0 draw at Bayer Leverkusen Saturday that snapped its four-game winning run in the Bundesliga. With Bayern coach Pep Guardiola in the spotlight this week following his agreement to manage Manchester City next season, Bayern seemed distracted in the first half, missing its usual pace and creative play. With in-form Thomas Mueller on the bench, the visitors were harassed by hard-working Leverkusen and could not break through with striker Robert Lewandowski cutting a lone figure up front. The Bavarians top the standings with 53 points, while Leverkusen are fifth on 32.
