Ferran Torres bagged a first-half hat-trick as LaLiga leaders Barcelona hit back from conceding early on at Real Betis to claim a 5-3 victory.
After former Manchester United forward Antony put the hosts ahead, Torres, preferred up front to Robert Lewandowski, scored three times, with Roony Bardghji also on target as Barca went 4-1 up at half-time.
Lamine Yamal scored a debatably-awarded penalty in the second half and while Diego Llorente and Cucho Hernandez struck late on, the damage was done as Hansi Flick’s side claimed a sixth straight league win.
Barcelona extended their lead atop the table to four points after ending Betis’ eight-match unbeaten streak, although Real Madrid will cut the gap back to one if they defeat Celta Vigo on Sunday evening.
Tajon Buchanan and Georges Mikautadze scored as third-placed Villarreal claimed a sixth successive win by defeating 10-man Getafe 2-0 to move to within one point of Real.
Atletico Madrid lost more ground in the LaLiga title race as Alex Berenguer condemned them to a 1-0 defeat at Athletic Bilbao, while Lucas Boye’s penalty led Alaves to a 1-0 win over Real Sociedad.
Harry Kane came off the bench to score a stunning hat-trick in the space of 23 minutes as Bayern Munich romped to a 5-0 Bundesliga win away to Stuttgart.
Bayern had taken an early lead through Konrad Laimer, but were struggling to finish off the hosts, who started the day unbeaten at home, prompting Vincent Kompany to turn to Kane on the hour mark.
The England captain needed only six minutes to get his first of the afternoon before fellow substitute Josip Stanisic made it 3-0 12 minutes later.
The wheels then fell off for Stuttgart with Lorenz Assignon sent off for blocking Michael Olise’s shot with a hand, allowing Kane to get his second from the penalty spot before he turned in the Frenchman’s cross late on to complete his hat-trick and round off a 12th league win out of 13 for Bayern.
Bayern are eight points ahead of RB Leipzig, who battered Eintracht Frankfurt 6-0 thanks to a hat-trick from Yan Diomande following earlier goals from Conrad Harder and Christoph Baumgartner, with David Raum adding a penalty.
Bayer Leverkusen missed out on the chance to go up to third after a 2-0 defeat at Augsburg, Heidenheim claimed a second successive win after edging out Freiburg 2-1, while struggling St Pauli ended a run of nine straight league defeats with a 1-1 draw at Cologne. Wolfsburg beat Union Berlin 3-1.
Inter Milan moved to the top of Serie A after routing Cesc Fabregas’ Como 4-0 thanks to goals from Lautaro Martinez, Marcus Thuram, Hakan Calhanoglu and Carlos Augusto.
Sassuolo came from behind in a 3-1 victory over Fiorentina, who slipped to the bottom of the table after Hellas Verona claimed their first win of the season after beating Atalanta 3-1.
Paris St Germain got back to winning ways in Ligue 1 after losing to Monaco last week as Luis Enrique’s side battered 10-man Rennes 5-0 in their final home match of 2025.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia bagged a brace while Senny Mayulu, Ibrahim Mbaye and Goncalo Ramos were also on the scoresheet.
They remain one point league leaders Lens, who were grateful for Wesley Said’s late strike in a 2-1 victory at Nantes and Toulouse claimed a first win in seven matches by edging out Strasbourg 1-0.
