Harry Kane scored in Bayern Munich's 4-0 win over Union Berlin at Allianz Arena to move within 10 of the Bundesliga's single-season goals record.
Michael Olise opened the scoring before a Serge Gnabry double either side of Kane's goal moved Bayern 12 points clear of second-placed Borussia Dortmund.
The England captain is now on 31 league goals this term, 10 behind the record set by former Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski in 2020-21.
The champions lead the table by nine points after Dortmund scored three times in the final 17 minutes to come from two down to beat Hamburg 3-2.
Rami Bensebaini scored twice whilst Serhou Guirassy was also on target.
Koln and Borussia Monchengladbach drew 3-3 whilst Heidenheim and Bayer Leverkusen also shared the spoils from a six-goal thriller.
Werder Bremen were 1-0 winners away against 10-man Wolfsburg.
Paris St Germain moved back to the top of Ligue 1 with a 4-0 win away against 10-man Nice.
The champions already led by two goals thanks to Nuno Mendes (above centre) and Desire Doue when Youssouf Ndayishimiye was sent off.
Dro Fernandez struck his first PSG goal since moving from Barcelona before Warren Zaire-Emery made it four late on.
Elsewhere, Auxerre beat Brest 3-0 despite playing for 84 minutes with only 10 men, while Toulouse beat Lorient 1-0.
In Serie A, AC Milan moved to within five points of leaders Inter Milan after Adrien Rabiot and Youssouf Fofana scored within a minute of each other in a 3-2 win at home to Torino.
Strahinja Pavlovic had score early to give Milan the lead before Giovanni Simeone levelled for the visitors.
Nikola Vlasic scored a late penalty to give the home side a nervous finish.
Kenan Yildiz got Juventus's goal as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Sassuolo and failed to climb into the top four.
At the bottom, Cremonese moved out of the relegation zone after Youssef Maleh and Jari Vandeputte scored in a 2-0 win away at Parma.
In LaLiga, Valencia scored twice in the first half through Hugo Duro and Largie Ramazani to defeat Sevilla 2-0 and climb to 11th.
Second-bottom Levante gave themselves hope of avoiding relegation with a 4-2 win at home to bottom side Oviedo, who are now seven points adrift of safety.
Osasuna beat Girona 1-0, Getafe were 2-1 winners at Espanyol and Elche beat Mallorca 2-1.
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