Barcelona Tops La Liga Chart

Barcelona eased past Villarreal to secure the first place on La Liga league table over Sevilla on Sunday evening at the Camp Nou.

Gerard Pique headed home after a pinpoint cross from Ousmane Dembele in the 35th minute.

Youngster, Carles Aleñá, who scored his first La Liga goal, doubled the lead for the Blaugrana as he chipped the ball over Sergio Asenjo from Lionel Messi’s through ball.

Barcelona, despite the victory, were far from their best against Villarreal as the Yellow Submarines should have led earlier on, with Gerard Moreno hitting the post after holding off Clement Lenglet.

Barca, who had several players out injured, were far from their best although Messi almost added a third late on.

Sevilla will go back to the top of La Liga if they beat fourth-placed Alaves at 19:45 GMT.

It was only a second win in five games for Barca, while Villarreal remain one place outside the relegation zone with one victory in their past eight games.