A review of the weekend's action so far in the Spanish Primera Division
Lionel Messi scored his 400th career goal and Neymar hit a hat-trick as Barcelona got back to winning ways in style, routing Granada 6-0 at the Nou Camp.
A deflected goal by Neymar set the Catalans on their way to victory before a header by Ivan Rakitic and another strike from Neymar stretched Barca's lead at the break.
Two Messi strikes sandwiched Neymar's third in the second half as the South American duo completed the rout.
First half goals from Luka Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo saw Real Madridovercome a potentially tricky trip to Villarreal 2-0 and march on to their third straight win.
The Croatia midfielder broke the deadlock after the half-hour mark with a trademark shot from outside the area and Ronaldo doubled the lead before the break, just moments after a plane paid for by Manchester United fans flew over the Madrigal carrying the message "Come Home Ronaldo".
Atletico Madrid brushed aside a below-par Sevilla to claim a professional and ultimately emphatic 4-0 win.
Goals from Koke and Saul Niguez in a low-key first half put the reigning Spanish champions in control of the game.
Raul Garcia's penalty and Raul Jimenez's header in the closing stages ensured the points would not slip away.
Atleti boss Diego Simeone was back in the dugout following his eight-match touchline ban stemming from his conduct in the Supercopa win over city rivals Real Madrid.
A last-gasp goal from Nolito earned unbeaten Celta Vigo their first away win of the new Primera Division season as they beat Elche 1-0 on Friday.
The Sky Blues dominated proceedings at the Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero and could have won by a greater margin, but there could be no real grumbles as Nolito's 90th-minute winner lifted the club into fourth place.
Elche - stuck in 16th place on the back of a third straight defeat - had little luck on the night, with a goal-line clearance from Pablo Hernandez thwarting their best counter-attacking move midway through the second half.
Leo Baptistao scored two first-half goals to earn Rayo Vallecano a 2-0 win at struggling Levante, while Athletic Bilbao were held to a 0-0 draw at home byEibar.
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