Scorers: Perez 38'; Lewandowski 20', 35', Torre 58', Raphinha 75', 83'Barcelona continued their impressive start to La Liga life under Hansi Flick as they thrashed Villarreal 5-1 to move four points

Villarreal drew with Atletico Madrid before beating Sevilla and Celta Vigo for seven points from a possible nine and they have since added four more points to their tally with a draw at Valencia and a win over Mallorca.

Barcelona beat Villarreal to maintain their 100% record in La Liga, but Barca goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen suffered a potentially serious injury and was carried off on a stretcher. Robert Lewandowski got two goals and missed a penalty, Raphinha grabbed a double and Pablo Torre also scored as Hansi Flick’s side made it six league wins from six.