Neymar scored four goals and set up another in Barcelona’s 5-2 win over Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish soccer league on Saturday, while Cristiano Ronaldo led Real Madrid with a goal and an assist in a 3-0 victory over Levante. The results left the Spanish powerhouses provisionally atop the league standings with 18 points from eight matches, with Madrid ahead on goal difference. Villarreal is two points behind but can regain the lead when it hosts fourth-place Celta on Sunday.
Neymar converted penalty kicks in the 22nd and 32nd minutes after twice being brought down inside the area, then added two more from close range in the 69th and 70th after assists by Luis Suarez. The Uruguay striker netted Barcelona's fifth goal with a shot from inside the area after a cross by Neymar in the 77th. Javi Guerra had opened the scoring for the visitors at the Camp Nou in the 15th, and Jozabed Sanchez scored Rayo's second goal in the 86th. Neymar said it was one of his best games with Barcelona since joining the Catalan club two years ago.
"I'm very happy because of the victory and because of the way we played," the 23-year-old Brazilian star said. "It's never easy to play against a quality team like Rayo. We did our job and it was a great victory." It was Neymar's first four-goal performance since Brazil's 4-0 win over Japan in a friendly just over a year ago.
He now leads the Spanish league with eight goals, two more than Ronaldo and his Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema. "Impressive, unstoppable, electric," Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said of Neymar. "Almost impossible to stop without committing penalties."
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