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The 35-year-old Lewandowski gave Barcelona the lead by converting a 49th-minute penalty kick after forward Raphinha was fouled inside the area.
The 22-year-old Vinicius, who is Black, has been subjected to repeated racist abuse since moving to Spain five years ago
The 22-year-old Vinícius Jr, who is Black, has been subjected to racist abuse since moving to Spain five years ago.
Former Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores his first hat-trick for FC Barcelona in a win 4-1 over Valencia.
Atletico Madrid had beaten Barcelona 1-0 last week to secure their first league success over the Catalans in a decade.
With the win, Atletico have moved on to 23 points after nine games to level with leaders Real Sociedad who have played 10.
Elsewhere, Sevilla left it late to beat struggling Huesca 1-0 and notch a fifth consecutive victory in all competitions.
Zinedine Zidane`s side were missing seven players through injury and illness, including Sergio Ramos, Karim Benzema and Casemiro.
Real Madrid, who were beaten 4-1 by Valencia in their last La Liga fixture, are fourth in the standings on 17 points.
While Villarreal are placed at the second spot in the La Liga standings, Real Sociedad are on top with 20 points.
In a rare sight, Valencia forward Carlos Soler scored a hat-trick of penalties to power his side to an emphatic 4-1 win over Real Madrid on Sunday.
Karim Benzema scored the opener for Madrid in the 23rd minute but a string of defensive errors ensured that Madrid conceded four goals.
Soler became the third player in La Liga history to score three penalties in the same match.
Aspas, who has spent the majority of his career at Celta and forgettable seasons with Liverpool and Sevilla, has been the top-scoring Spaniard in La Liga for three of the last four campaigns.
Earlier, Unai Emery earned his first win as Villarreal coach after his side came from behind to beat Eibar 2-1 at home.
Elsewhere, Getafe beat Osasuna 1-0 with a second-half strike from Jaime Mata to get off to a winning start after missing the first round of matches.
Valencia have sold their captain Dani Parejo and midfielder Francis Coquelin to rivals Villareal for $13 million
Parejo bid an emotional farewell to the club, which he represented for 9 years
Club president Anil Murthy said that the club were forced to sell these key players to cut costs
Celta were hovering one point above the relegation zone before kick off but the win took them up to 16th on 30 points.
Valencia stayed seventh on 43 points from 28 games, while the result left Levante in 12th with 34 points.
Valencia central defender Ezequiel Garay has become the first footballer from La Liga to test positive for deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Atalanta's Josip Ilicic scored four goals in a stunning individual display to lead them to a 4-3 Champions League last-16, second-leg win over Valencia, that completed an 8-4 aggregate victory, at an empty Mestalla on Tuesday. Playing in the Champions League for the first time this season, Atalanta`s European adventure continued in emphatic fashion as Slovenian Ilicic netted twice in each half to guide his side comfortably into the quarter-finals.
Atletico Madrid`s disappointing season continued as they shared the spoils with Valencia in a thrilling 2-2 draw in La Liga at Mestalla on Friday.
The draw means both sides are on eight points after five games but Valencia have a better head-to-head record and so are second in Group H, with Chelsea in third.
Sevilla`s in-form Argentine winger Lucas Ocampos put the visiting side ahead against the run of play on the stroke of halftime.
Group H leaders Ajax travel to Stamford Bridge on November 5.
A brilliant late strike by Willian earned an otherwise unimpressive Chelsea a 2-1 win at Lille in Champions League Group H on Wednesday.
Chelsea suffered a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Valencia on Wednesday in the Champions League.
Marcelino was relieved of his duties as Valencia boss on Wednesday after two seasons at the helm, with the club sitting tenth in the league standings after three games.
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