Barcelona were a long way from their best as they laboured to a 2-0 win over Villarreal at Camp Nou on Sunday. Gerard Pique and Carles Alena were on target to help a below-par Barcelona to a 2-0 win over Villarreal and send them top of LaLiga. The Catalan giants leapfrog Sevilla to the summit but Pablo Machin's side will reclaim top spot if they beat Alaves in Sunday's late game. Barca –...Full Story »

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane believes his players have responded positively to clear-the-air talks ahead of Saturday's LaLiga clash with Villarreal. Real reached the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey - where they will face Leganes - in midweek, but lie 16 points behind rivals Barcelona in the league. "It's always about looking for positives," Zidane told a pre-match press conference in q...Full Story »

Villarreal strengthened their grip on fifth place in LaLiga with an entertaining 3-1 home victory over fellow European hopefuls Athletic Bilbao. Victor Ruiz, who was later sent off, put Villarreal ahead and second-half goals from Cedric Bakambu and Adrian Lopez secured the win after Aymeric Laporte had equalised for Athletic. The Yellow Submarine played out the final 16 minutes with 10 men fol...Full Story »

An under-strength Villarreal bossed their Primera Division encounter against Real Sociedad on Saturday evening but left the Anoeta with just a point after a goalless draw. Victor Ruiz's disallowed goal two minutes from time was as close as either side went to breaking the deadlock, his header from Jonathan dos Santos' free-kick dubiously ruled out for offside. Ruiz was onside, with team-mate To...Full Story »