By Ben Hayward | Spanish Editor
Barcelona began their quest for a fourth consecutive La Liga title with a stunning 5-0 victory over Villarreal on Monday, having seen fierce rivals Real Madrid thrash Zaragoza 6-0 the previous night. Spain's big two will battle it out for the Primera Division this term but here, and having offered five reasons yesterday why Real Madrid will win the title, here Goal.com why the trophy is likely to be heading back to Catalunya.
1. 'PLAYSTATION' MESSI IS STILL UNPLAYABLE |

Messi added two more in Barca's 5-0 win at home to Villarreal in Monday's Liga debut and also opened the scoring in Friday's Uefa Super success against Porto.
The Argentine, like Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, netted an incredible 53 goals in all last season, but eclipses the Portuguese in his provision for others. Last term, Messi racked up 24 assists in all competitions, and has already set up two goals for Cesc and another for Andres Iniesta in glorious style this time around, as well as David Villa's strike at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Arsene Wenger once called him a 'Playstation' - and he remains unplayable.
2. CESC IS THE SIGNING OF THE SUMMER |

Three games in, they won't be questioning it now.
Cesc has slotted in seamlessly at Barca, showing a fantastic range of passing and an eye for goal as well.
Fabregas played a pivotal part in Messi's Supercopa clincher against Madrid to impress on a 10-minute debut and followed up that effort with the second goal in a similar cameo in the Uefa Super Cup versus Porto on Friday night.
Having also scored in the Gamper Trophy friendly against Napoli, the midfielder bagged his first official Camp Nou strike on Monday as he notched Barca's second in the 5-0 win over Villarreal. Cesc can operate in a number of positions and his arrival also allows Pep Guardiola to rest Xavi, as he did last night. Fabregas looks as if he has never been away and has already improved the best side in the world. Some signing.
3. LA MASIA KEEPS ON PRODUCING |

Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, Carles Puyol, Gerard Pique, Pedro and Fabregas are all La Masia products, like Pep himself, but a new generation of talents are ready to graduate and offer Guardiola valuable options this term.
Thiago is the latest in the line of stylish midfielders to emerge from the club's astonishing academy, and the 20-year-old showed his worth with a fine opening goal against Villarreal on Monday and a late assist for Messi in a typical all-action performance.
In his footsteps are likely to follow right-back Martin Montoya, central defenders Marca Bartra and Andreu Fontas, attacking midfielder Sergi Roberto and forward Isaac Cuenca - all rated highly at the Catalan club.
4. PEP IS ONE STEP AHEAD |

Barcelona had just won the La Liga, but been upset by Mourinho's Inter in the semi-finals of the Champions League and the Italians had gone on to win Europe's premier club competition.
Suddenly, Mourinho's Madrid would be a threat to Barca both domestically and continentally. And so it proved. Pep, however, had the answers.
Barca's short squad survived the absence of captain Carles Puyol for long periods in 2010-11 to win both La Liga and the Champions League as Guardiola used both Javier Mascherano and Sergio Busquets as unorthodox central defenders. It seemed like filling square pegs with round holes, but now looks as if it may have been the plan all along; Barca haven't signed a centre-back this summer and the two midfielders have been filling in again at the back this term.
That allows Barca to bring out the ball from defence, while summer signings Fabregas and Alexis Sanchez have given the Catalans a plethora of options all over the park. So while Madrid look fitter and stronger than ever, Pep still looks to be a step ahead.
5. HUNGER REMAINS INTACT |

Fabregas has also been impressed with the attitude at Camp Nou. "I am surprised by the desire these players have to carry on winning," he claimed last week.
But success breeds success and the Barca players aren't about to lose their hunger just yet. "Just because we have won before doesn't mean we don't want to win again," explained Xavi, now the most decorated player in the history of the club. "If we don't win this season we will all be disappointed."
And with Madrid - and particularly Jose Mourinho - stoking the fires of an already intense rivalry, the Catalans' passion and desire for success in La Liga and beyond remains very much intact.
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