Villa boosts Barca as Euro race heats up

BARCELONA - Barcelona striker David Villa ended his goal drought in the 2-0 victory over Osasuna and admitted it was a timely strike as his team aims for a Spanish and Champions League double.

While the attention was on Lionel Messi, who continued his amazing season by becoming the first player to hit 50 goals in a Spanish season, Villa was also celebrating his opener in Saturday's game.

The player from Gijon went 11 games without hitting the target - almost two months - and one of the longest droughts in his career.