Barca closed the gap on Real Madrid to eight points, while Arjen Robben's hat-trick boosted Bayern.
Real drop two points; Juve storm to victory; Dortmund still on top
Barcelona closed the gap on Real Madrid to eight points in La Liga, while an Arjen Robben hat-trick helped Bayern Munich to an emphatic Bundesliga victory.
Juventus ran riot at Fiorentina to keep the pressure on Serie A leaders AC Milan, while in France Eden Hazard starred as Lille demolished Valenciennes.
The top of the Eredivisie table remains tight after the weekend's action, with just five points now separating leaders AZ Alkmaar from sixth-placed Heerenveen.
Primera Liga
Barcelona closed the gap on leaders Real Madrid after Jose Mourinho's side dropped two points in a
1-1 draw at home to Malaga, with Santi Cazorla's stoppage-time strike handing the visitors a share of the spoils.
Pep Guardiola's men had shaved Real's lead the previous day after securing
a 2-0 victory at Sevilla thanks to goals from Xavi and in-form forward Lionel Messi, who took his Primera Liga tally this season to 31.
Valencia strengthened their position in third place with a convincing 3-0 win at Athletic Bilbao, while Levante also remain on course for a UEFA Champions League spot after seeing off Villarreal 1-0.
Serie A
Juventus kept the heat on AC Milan at the top of the table after storming to
a 5-0 demolition of 10-man Fiorentina at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on Saturday.
Milan were less decisive in maintaining their four-point advantage after being made to work for a 2-0 win against a lively Parma side, with in-form Zlatan Ibrahimovic opening the scoring from the penalty spot early on.
Sunday's action saw Lazio lose ground in the title race as they
suffered a 1-0 defeat at Catania, while Inter Milan dropped two points after they could only manage a goalless draw at home to Atalanta.
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich stunned Hertha Berlin with
a 6-0 thrashing after Arjen Robben netted a hat-trick but they could not close the gap on leaders Borussia Dortmund, who beat Werder Bremen 1-0 thanks to Shinji Kagawa's eighth-minute winner.
European contenders Schalke
poured more woe on rock-bottom Kaiserslautern after thumping them 4-1 on their own turf, leaving the basement-dwellers six points adrift of safety.
On Friday, Stuttgart lifted themselves into contention for a UEFA Europa League place after Vedad Ibisevic's brace sealed
a 2-1 derby triumph at local rivals Hoffenheim.
Ligue 1
Leaders Paris St Germain and nearest rivals Montpellier
both suffered setbacks on the road in the French title race but the former managed to extend their advantage
