Messi, Neymar on target in Barca win at nine-man Rayo

Barcelona recovered from their midweek defeat to Paris Saint-Germain as goals from Lionel Messi and
Neymar handed them a comfortable 2-0 win away to
nine-man Rayo Vallecano on Saturday.

Valencia remained just two points behind the Catalans at the top of the table with a 3-1 win over champions Atletico Madrid thanks to three goals in the opening 13 minutes.