Levante had frustrated the hosts in the first half, with the game still goalless at half-time, but a calm Marc Bartra finish on 50 minutes gave Barca a lead they never looked like losing.
Neymar, who had not enjoyed an easy first half, then added a second, squeezing a shot through a number of Levante defenders after 56 minutes.
Two Messi penalties, the first converted and the second missed, came either side of the visitors pulling one back through Victor Casadesus, but Barca remained comfortable throughout.
The Argentina international rounded off the scoring with a beautifully taken goal at the death, slaloming through the Levante defence.
Luis Enrique used the match to experiment somewhat, deploying Messi in a more traditional role behind the striker, and giving young forward Sandro Ramirez his first start.
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