Barcelona has entered the era of Villanova, but Guardiola's technical football philosophy has been well continued. Carles Puyol received Xavi's corner assist to open the scoring for the team in just 4 minutes as the game started, Gonzalo Castro then leveled the score by a counterattack.

However, Barcelona didn't take long to get rip of this unfavorable situation when Lionel Miessi outbreak to grasp the advantages for Barca again. Firstly, he broke into the penalty area and scored by a left foot shot, and the Argentine scored twice just five minutes later. Pedro's goal painted a perfect conclusion of Barcelona on the first half. On the second half, David Villa, who has been seriously injured since November 2011, finally ushered in the first goal after his return.

As the main rival of Barcelona in league competition, Real Madrid meets FC Valencia in this round of competition. Gonzalo Higuaín took Di Maria's centre in 10 minutes, opening the score for the team. Valencia's tenacious resistance was finally paid off when Jonas equalized for the team.

Elsewhere, Athletic Club was beat in a stunning 5-3 score by Real Betis Balompié under their three-goal lead. In Sunday's later game, Levante tied 1-1 to Atletico Madrid.