MADRID: Barcelona battled back from two goals down to beat Atletico Madrid 4-2 and land an important blow in the Spanish title race on Sunday. Lamine Yamal struck in the 92nd minute and Ferran Torres in the 98th to help take the Catalans back top of the table after Real Madrid beat Villarreal on Saturday to briefly claim pole position.

Hansi Flick’s Barcelona had to overcome a historic challenge to secure a 4-2 victory over Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid, a side that had previously remained unbeaten against the German

Kylian Mbappé has scored twice to lead Real Madrid to a 2-1 comeback win at Villarreal and move three points clear atop the Spanish league.

It's a big game in La Liga on Saturday as top-four chasing Villareal hosts title-chasing Real Madrid at the Estadio de la Cerámica. Real comes into this clash having dramatically beaten Madrid rivals Atletico on penalties in midweek to claim a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.