Neymar will renew, says Barca chief

For Brazil and Barcelona superstar Neymar, the donning of a lucky headband seems to be a vital part of his warm-up routine.

Suarez scored Barca’s second from the penalty spot with 20 minutes remaining after Jaume Costa had bowled Munir over with a rash challenge.

A delightful flick and volley from Neymar allowed him to complete a double in Barcelona’s emphatic victory before Sevilla battled back from behind to hand Rafael Benitez his first league defeat as Real Madrid manager.

Neymar has been in sensational form for Barcelona this season, scoring 13 goals in 14 games in all competitions, a haul which includes eleven in ten La Liga matches.

City was held to a goalless draw at bottom club Aston Villa where Remi Garde took charge for the first time, but Arsenal missed the chance to go above them after a 1-1 home draw against Tottenham Hotspur.

There was more to come as Suarez and Neymar to combine for the Brazilian to spin his man before netting Barca’s 3rd of the game with a spectacular volley.

The Brazilian grew into the finest player in the world during his time at the Camp Nou, dazzling defences with his brazen trickery, stunning dribbling and patent for affecting big games with moments of genius.

No, this was a match of terrific technique, with the two sides taking it in turns to press and probe, to cut out or create, and it turned out to be – as it seemingly always is when these team meet – a superb matchup.

“He is the second best player in the world”, Fernandez said.

Villarreal managed to limit the supply to the star South American duo for the first 45 minutes as Jeremy Mathieu had Barca’s best chance when his low drive at the end of a flowing counter-attack was well saved by Alphonse Areola.

“The key to the Trident at Barcelona is the relationship they have between each other”.

Luis Enrique claimed Neymar is “unique and special” like Ronaldinho after the performance which leaves the champions top of La Liga.

But Villarreal, which was left in fifth place after a third away game without a win, couldn’t keep up as Barcelona poured forward. Andres Iniesta was unusually spiky in the first period and was yellow-carded for a challenge that could generously be described as untidy. Abhijit Bharali writes a goal analysis for the 3 goals that Barcelona scored this past weekend.