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BARCELONA, Spain -- Lionel Messi scored two goals and set up another to help Barcelona brush aside Rayo Vallecano 6-0 and keep its share of the Spanish league lead on Saturday, while a smoke bomb with tear gas forced an evacuation during Villarreals 2-0 home loss to Celta Vigo. Atletico Madrid beat Valladolid 3-0 as Diego Simeones side and Barcelona opened up a three-point advantage over Real Madrid before it plays at Getafe on Sunday. Barcelonas big win, which included the scoring return of Neymar after a monthlong injury absence, came three days before it visits Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. While two of the leagues top teams thrilled their fans, a device thrown onto the pitch at El Madrigal released noxious smoke, forcing the match to be temporarily interrupted in the 87th minute with Celta winning 1-0 after Fabian Orellanas goal four minutes before. Fans and players streamed out of the stadium to avoid the irritating effects of the smoke. After a 20-minute delay, the game was restarted and Celtas Manuel "Nolito" Agudo scored from a free kick in the 90th. Villarreal president Fernando Roig said police were looking for the person who threw the bomb. He said the device released tear gas. Barcelona punished a visiting Rayo side intent on trying to deploy a similar precision passing attack and was unfortunate to head into halftime only up 2-0 from Adrianos second-minute opener and Messis lob in the 36th. The Camp Nou hosts found their finishing touch in the second half, as Messi struck again before assisting Alexis Sanchez, with Pedro Rodriguez and Neymar also adding goals. Messis double left him with 228 goals in league play, giving him one more than Alfredo Di Stefano and tying him with Raul Gonzalez as the competitions third all-time leading scorer. The 26-year-old Messi reached the mark in 263 league games, while Raul needed 550. Former Athletic Bilbao star Telmo Zarra holds the record with 251 goals in 277 games in the 1940s-50s. "Messi will surpass all the records he sets out to break," Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino said. "He will lose count. We are in the presence of a kind of player that only comes round every 30 or 40 years." The Argentina forward appears to have regained his full fitness following a two-month injury layoff, with four goals in his last two games. Atletico likewise dominated its home match after Raul Garcia scored three minutes in from a set-piece and seconds later passed for Diego Costa to record his 21st league goal, one less than leader Cristiano Ronaldo. Diego Godin scored in the 74th minute of Atleticos placid victory that saw goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and striker David Villa return from injury absences. Atleticos win ended a run of three straight losses before it visits AC Milan on Wednesday in the Champions League. Rayo and Valladolid, meanwhile, remained in the relegation zone along with Real Betis. In Valencia, Levante extended its undefeated streak to six rounds and provisionally rose into seventh place thanks to its stout defence and David Barrals solo effort to beat visiting Almeria 1-0. Adriano has several long-range goals for Barcelona, and the Brazilian defender struck again from outside the box to get Barcelona going just moments after the whistle. Rayos insistence to try and work the ball up the pitch with short passes played into Barcelonas pressure and resulted in a slew of chances for the defending champions. Cesc Fabregas intercepted an errant pass and spotted Messi completely unmarked to chip Martinez. Messi found Alexis to beat Martinez in the 53rd and tally his team-leading 15th league goal of the season, and three minutes later Pedro tapped in a short pass from Fabregas, who was played clear by Andres Iniestas deft back-heeled flick. 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Arruebarrena was a teammate of Yasiel Puigs in the Cuban League from 2010-11. He is touted for his defence but Colletti said his offence still needs work. Still, Arruebarrena was starting shortstop for Cuba in the 2013 World Baseball Classic and batted .375 with four runs and two RBIs in six games. "Offensively, hes a work in progress," Colletti said. "Hes got power. Thats the part of his game that probably needs to get better. But his defencee is good enough that it was worth signing him.dddddddddddd. We signed him for the defensive part, knowing that he can play the middle of the diamond at a very high level. And, theres some offensive ability there that well try to fine tune." Arruebarrena joins Puig and Alex Guererro as three Cubans signed by the Dodgers in the past two years. Los Angeles also drafted pitcher Onelki Garcia in 2012. He defected to the United States in 2010. Puig said he has known Arruebarrena since he was 9-years-old and their families are acquainted. Through an interpreter, Puig said through a translator that their families know each other. He called Arruebarrena good player. Hanley Ramirez goes into 2014 as the Dodgers starting shortstop. Colletti, however, said that Ramirez would be willing to move to third base at some point. Arruebarrena has played third and second base. "But we see him as a shortstop," Colletti said of Arruebarrena. The contract includes a $7.5 million signing bonus. His salaries will be $1.5 million this year, $3 million in 2015, $4 million in 2016 and 2017, and $5 million in 2018. ' ' '