Striker Robert Lewandowski scored a first-half penalty to give Barcelona a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Rayo Vallecano on Monday that moved them to top of the LaLiga standings.

Barcelona striker, Robert Lewandowski, scored a penalty in the first half to give his team a narrow 1-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano on Monday. The win moves the Catalans top of the LaLiga table. Barca have taken advantage of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid dropping points over the weekend,

Robert Lewandowski's penalty lifted Barcelona to a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano in a result that sent the Blaugrana level with Real Madrid on 51 points and top of LaLiga on goal difference.