1 at crosstown rival Espanyol in a Spanish league match on Saturday that was halted for 10 minutes during the second half due to crowd trouble. Referee Luis Medina Cantalejo took the decision after Barcelona supporters in the upper tier of Espanyol's Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium threw flares at rival fans below. Some Espanyol fans broke a fence and spilled onto the field in an attempt to escape from the flares. Espanyol opened the scoring through Ferran “Coro” Corominas in the 20th minute, with Thierry Henry, back as center forward, equalizing in the 77th soon after the match restarted. Lionel Messi scored Barcelona's winning goal with an injury-time penalty. Earlier, Villarreal moved top of the league after winning 1-0 at Sporting Gijon with a goal from Giuseppe Rossi. Villarreal stayed a point clear of Real Madrid, which beat Real Betis 2-1 with goals by Gabriel Heinze and Ruud van Nistelrooy to climb into second place. Villarreal has 13 points from five games. Madrid has 12, with Barcelona and Valencia on 10.
