Story highlights
- Barcelona beats Villarreal 3-0 in La Liga
- Neymar double sparks victory
- Real Madrid loses at Sevilla
- Man City edges ahead in EPL
(CNN)The Neymar and Luis Suarez double act left Barcelona in fine fettle ahead of the first El Clasico of the season with a 3-0 dismissal of Villarreal Sunday to top the La Liga standings.
Barca's next game is in the Santiago Bernabeu on November 21 against arch-rival Real Madrid, who later slumped to a 3-2 defeat at Sevilla to fall three points behind the Catalan giants.
Sergio Ramos put Real ahead with a overhead volley but damaged his suspect left shoulder in scoring, being substituted within minutes.
Ciro Immobile equalized for Seville just before the break, scoring from a tight angle after a corner.
Real, suffering its first defeat of the season, conceded further goals from Ever Banega and Fernando Llorente after the break.