A clinical second-half performance saw Barcelona get a comfortable 3-0 victory against Sevilla and move eight points clear at the top of La Liga.
The hosts took the lead through Jordi Alba’s 58th-minute side-footed finish before Gavi tapped home Raphinha’s cross to double the lead after 71 minutes and the Brazil winger rounded off the scoring by poking in Alba’s cross.
The defeat leaves Sevilla 16th, just two points clear of the relegation zone.
The bad news for Barcelona was seeing captain Sergio Busquets hobble off with an ankle injury after just four minutes.
Barca host Manchester United in the first leg of their Europa League play-off tie on 16 February.
Earlier on Saturday, title rivals Real Madrid missed out on the chance to cut Barcelona’s lead at least temporarily to two points, losing 1-0 to Mallorca.