Barcelona ease to derby win as Vilanova returns Tito Vilanova returned to the Barcelona bench with the minimum of fuss last night, as his side got all of their work done inside the first 30 minutes of the Catalan derby against Espanyol which they won 4-0. Manager Vilanova, back at the helm after a brief spell out for surgery on his parotid gland after contracting cancer for the second time, was given the easiest of nights as his stellar cast of players made life comfortable for him. They had scored all of their goals by the time the 30th minute ticked by and following that it was procession football. After Xavi had opened the scoring, Pedro then chimed in with his brace, before Lionel Messi set off on his pursuit of 100 goals this year with a penalty. Messi could have added more, but he saw a free-kick clatter the crossbar as he looks to surpass the record-breaking 91 goals he notched in 2012. The writing was on the wall for Javier Aguirre's side early on, with Xavi's goal setting the template for how Barca would play all night. Messi slid a pass through to Andres Iniesta on the left, the cut-back arriving for Xavi to tap in from close range, and he opened his body slightly to make the finish. Pedro got his first in the 15th minute. Again it was from a cut-back, this time from Cesc Fabregas, and at first it looked as though it was Messi's goal, with replays then showing Pedro got the slightest of touches to his shot. It was three with 27 minutes gone, Pedro racing onto Sergio Busquets" defence-splitting pass and lobbing Francisco Casilla, and the keeper was all at sea again a minute later as he bundled over Fabregas as he went away from goal. Messi duly stepped up and converted from the spot. Meanwhile, Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho shrugged off jeers aimed at him from his side's fans prior to last night's 4-3 win over Real Sociedad following his decision to again omit Iker Casillas in favour of Antonio Adan. Mourinho, whose side ended 2012 a massive 16 points behind Primera Division leaders Barcelona after losing 3-2 to Malaga, was not bothered by the reaction from the supporters and said he understood it. He said: "If they whistle my name before the game and then support the team during it as they have done, then perfect. That seems perfect to me. I think the Bernabeu whistled me for leaving out Casillas and because in the league we haven't done well. It seems normal to me that they whistle because the performances are not good. If they whistle me for the decision to leave out Iker, okay. And if they whistle me for the negative performances in the league, I accept it. I don't always like to be in a comfortable situation or to be a hero forever. However, Mourinho does feel Adan deserves more respect. The 25-year-old keeper had a night to forget though, as he was sent off after just six minutes for bringing down Sociedad striker Carlos Vela inside the area. It was Adan's mistake that had gifted Vela possession. Despite playing for 84 minutes with a man less, Madrid still managed to get all three points, with Cristiano Ronaldo's second-half brace and goals from Karim Benzema and Sami Khedira cancelling out a Xabi Prieto hat-trick for the visitors.