FC Barcelona will have the chance to dethrone Real Madrid from the top when they host Rayo Vallecano at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in La Liga. The Catalans are currently in the 3rd spot with 48 ...

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Thanks for joining us at Al Jazeera Sport. Barcelona returned to the top of the Spanish league on goal difference after Robert Lewandowski’s first-half penalty secured a 1-0 win over Rayo ...

Lewandowski sent the keeper the wrong way from the spot. Robert Lewandowski of FC Barcelona scores his team’s first goal from the penalty spot [David Ramos/Getty Images] Both sides had chances ...