Lionel Messi scored his 50th and 51st goals of the season as Barcelona beat Villarreal to move three points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga.
Barca went ahead when Neymar finished off a fine team move by scoring from close range after Messi's pass.
But Villarreal levelled when Cedric Bakambu sprinted clear of Gerard Pique.
Messi's low 20-yard strike put Barca ahead, Luis Suarez added a third from a tight angle, before Messi chipped a penalty after Jaume Costa's handball.
The penalty was the Argentine's 35th goal in La Liga this season.
The win takes Barcelona on to 84 points, three points more than second-placed Real, who have two games in hand and play away at Tony Adams' Granada side at 19:45 BST on Saturday.
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