In a breathless opening, Hansi Flick's side took a 12th-minute lead against the run of play when Raphinha converted from the penalty spot after being brought down in the penalty area by Santi Comesana. Villarreal, who had won their last six La Liga games, were reduced to 10 men in the 39th minute when former Chelsea youngster Renato Veiga was shown a straight red card for a rash challenge from behind on Lamine Yamal. The Barcelona teenager all but ended the game as a contest in the 63rd minute, poking home calmly from close range after a scramble in the penalty area. Fourth-placed Villarreal will have been frustrated not to have taken an early lead at the Estadio de la Ceramica after creating several early opportunities prior to Raphinha's opener. Former Arsenal forward Nicolas Pepe headed wide from close range, while ex-Newcastle frontman Ayoze Perez had a goal-bound strike deflected off target before sending a tame shot into Joan Garcia's arms from the edge of the box. Raphinha was unfortunate not to double his - and Barcelona's - tally in the first half when he rattled the crossbar with a venomous effort from the edge of the penalty area. However, the home side thought they had restored parity before half-time when Jules Kounde turned Sergi Cardona's low cross into his own net - only for the goal to be ruled out for offside against the Villarreal full-back. Pepe also struck the bar in a one-on-one with Barcelona goalkeeper Garcia, but that goal too would have been disallowed after the Ivorian mistimed his run from Dani Parejo's pass. The second period was a less frantic affair as Barcelona looked to press home their numerical advantage, and Villarreal goalkeeper Luiz Junior needed to be at full stretch to prevent Fermin Lopez from finding the bottom corner not long after the restart. Yamal settled the outcome, however, poking the ball into the far corner for his ninth goal of the season in all competitions. Georges Mikautadze was then denied in a one-on-one with Garcia with 13 minutes remaining, but Barca comfortably saw out the final stages to stretch their winning La Liga run to eight games. They return to action after the winter break against city rivals Espanyol on Saturday, 3 January (20:00 GMT), while Villarreal travel to Elche earlier that day (17:30 GMT).

On a day when Unai Emery's side were not at their best, in-form Rogers put them ahead with a curling shot into the corner a minute before the break. After Matheus Cunha had capitalised on a Matty Cash error to level, Rogers stepped inside United defender Leny Yoro a second time before curling a replica effort over Senne Lammens for his sixth goal in as many league games. Emery reacted by ripping his coat off and throwing it into the air as his side recorded only their second win in 27 home Premier League games against United and moved to within three points of leaders Arsenal. It was a bad day for United head coach Ruben Amorim, who lost talisman Bruno Fernandes to injury at half-time, and was already without six senior players through a combination of injury, suspension and Africa Cup of Nations duty before Kobbie Mainoo pulled out pre-game with a calf problem. That misery was only magnified when Fernandes pulled up towards the end of the first half and suggested he had hurt his hamstring. Although the United skipper continued to the break, he did not reappear for the second period and was walking very gingerly as he made his way slowly to the dug-out, suggesting he is set for an extended period on the sidelines. It has come at the worst possible time, just as their squad is being stretched, with youngsters Jack Fletcher and Shea Lacey both making their debuts as substitutes in the second half and Cunha heading United's best chance to equalise wide from six yards.

Two first-half goals from Josip Stanisic and Michael Olise helped Bayern on their way to a win that sees them end the year nine points above second-placed Borussia Dortmund. Stanisic headed home from close-range with Olise also striking inside the box. Luis Diaz increased Bayern's lead in the 86th minute, heading in Stanisic's cross, before Harry Kane rounded off the victory by slotting into the bottom corner in second-half stoppage time. England striker Kane captained the side in the absence of goalkeeper Manuel Neuer who was out with a hamstring injury. Vincent Kompany's side have now been on top of the Bundesliga standings for an entire calendar year - a top-flight first. Bayern's nine-point lead at the top is the second-biggest margin ever at this stage of a season. The league will resume after the winter break on Friday, January 9 when Eintracht Frankfurt host Dortmund (19:30 GMT).