Barcelona have one hand on the LaLiga trophy after beating Real Madrid 4-3 in a goal-laden El Clasico.
Barca went into the clash four points clear of their rivals and have now extended that to seven with only three games left despite a hat-trick from Kylian Mbappe.
Real made a lightning start, Mbappe picking himself up to score from the penalty spot in the fifth minute after a foul by Wojciech Szczesny and then doubling the visitors’ advantage nine minutes later.
But in the 19th minute Eric Garcia pulled one back and Lamine Yamal levelled with a curling effort with 32 minutes gone.
Barca were now firmly on the front foot and they went in at half-time 4-2 ahead, Raphinha seizing on a defensive mistake two minutes later and then netting the fourth just before the break.
Mbappe completed his treble with 20 minutes left but Real could not find an equaliser, while birthday boy Fermin Lopez had a late fifth for Barca disallowed for handball.
Leganes boosted their hopes of survival with a 3-2 victory over Espanyol, holding on despite a late comeback from the Catalan side.
In Germany, Borussia Dortmund moved to within one point of the top four with a 4-2 victory over second-placed Bayer Leverkusen.
Jeremie Frimpong gave last year’s Bundesliga champions the lead on the half-hour mark but Dortmund were ahead by half-time thanks to a quick response from Julian Brandt and a second from Julian Ryerson.
Karim Adeyemi added a third in the 73rd minute and Serhou Guirassy’s fourth made absolutely sure of the points before Jonas Hofmann pulled one back for Leverkusen in injury time.
In Serie A, Verona edged closer to safety after a 1-1 draw with Lecce, who remain deep in trouble, while already relegated Monza claimed just their third league win of the season, winning 2-1 at Udinese thanks to Keita Balde’s 90th-minute winner.
