Messi injury mars Barca's return to winning ways

MADRID - Barcelona ended its slump and regained the Spanish league lead but there was little to cheer for the Catalan giant as Lionel Messi broke his right forearm and will be sidelined for three weeks.

Elsewhere, Real Madrid lost again while suffering its worst scoring drought.

Messi scored and walked off injured in the first half of Barcelona's 4-2 win over Sevilla at Camp Nou, while Madrid players and coach Julen Lopetegui were jeered off the field after losing 2-1 to Levante at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.