Lionel Messi continued his prolific scoring with a brace as Barcelona beat Zaragoza 3-1 to make the best ever start to a Liga season.

There were doubts that Tito Vilanova could take on the mantle lef

Cristiano Ronaldo is adamant this season's La Liga title will once again be a tale of two teams, despite his Real Madrid side sitting in third position, eight points behind leaders Barcelona and five

Barcelona's defensive problems took a turn for the worse when the La Liga leaders' Brazil full back Daniel Alves was ruled out for three weeks with a thigh injury.

Alves, who will miss Brazil's frien