Madrid - Samuel Eto'o kept Barcelona on top of the Spanish Liga on Saturday by scoring four goals in the 6-0 destruction of lowly Valladolid.
Eto'o scored all of his goals in another sparkling first-half display from Barca. He now leads the scorers' chart with 13 goals in 10 games.
Barca - the form team of Planet Football right now - have won their last eight league matches and are top with 25 points, two more than Real Madrid, who beat Malaga 4-3 earlier on Saturday in a dramatic clash.
Villarreal, who are at home to Almeria on Sunday, are third on 21 points.
Eto'o began the slaughter of Valladolid by scoring with his left foot in the 12th minute, after being set up by Daniel Alves.