La Liga

With a trademark hat-trick against Osasuna, Lionel Messi has now become the highest goalscorer in Barcelona history, beating the high water mark set by Paulo Alcántara almost a century ago...

HATTRICK DE LIONEL MESSI - BARCELONA 7 x 0... by Dailymotionblog

But for their historical significance, Messi's goals were not the most eye-catching from the 7 - 0 thrashing. Goal of the game goes to Andres Iniesta. The match was his first league appearace since the sad announcement that his wife had suffered a miscarriage...

Barcelona 3-0 Osasuna (Goal Andrés Iniesta) by all-goals

But it's Real Madrid who stay in front after Cristiano Ronaldo's 23rd minute winner helped them edge past Malaga...

Golazo de Cristiano Ronaldo Malaga CF vs Real... by elencrrist05

Diego Costa's own winner at Espanyol helped Atletico Madrid keep pace with their city rivals.

 

Serie A

All hail Andrea Pirlo and his dead eye from 25 yards. Genoa were the victims this time in a tight match...

Andrea Pirlo Fantastic Free Kick Goal - Genoa... by Sportvideos

AC Milan continue to implode and this time the 10-men fell 4 - 2 to in-form Parma. Former Italy international Amauri's neat back-heel finish made it 3 - 2 at the San Siro...

AC Milan 2-3 Parma (Amazing Goal Amauri) by all-goals

Juan Cuadrado also finished well as fourth-placed Fiorentina beat Chievo 3 - 1...

Fiorentina 1-0 Chievo (Goal Juan Cuadrado) by all-goals

Bundesliga

Even club legend Frank Beckenbauer thinks Bayern Munich are getting a little boring - albeit in a different context. Bastian Schweinsteiger's free-kicked helped Die Roten to a 2 - 1 win over a Bayer Leverkusen in poor form for Bayern's 50th Bundesliga match without defeat...

Golazo de Schweinsteiger (Bayern Múnich) Vs... by GianPallottini

It was an even better day for Bayern as Borussia Dortmund lost to 10-man Borussia Monchengladbach, leaving a gap of  23 points - and it still being mid-March.

Werder Bremen's Aaron Hunt also scored a free-kick as his side held Stuttgart to a 1 - 1 draw. It came a week after he convinced a referee not to award him a penalty.

Werder Bremen 1-1 VfB Stuttgart (Goal Aaron Hunt) by all-goals

 

Ligue 1

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice against Saint Etienne as PSG kept hold of their league advantage but Monaco kept their hopes alive by beating Lyon 3 - 2. Dimitar Berbatov scored a controversial goal...

But de Dimitar Berbatov I Lyon 1-3 Monaco I 16... by Rmii_Paliisserr

 

Russian Premier League 

CSKA Moscow edged out Zenit St Petersburg and it was down to this superb strike from Georgi Milanov...