Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich continued their cost in direction of the Bundesliga title with a 3-2 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.
Aleksandar Pavlovic opened the scoring for Vincent Kompany’s aspect on 16 minutes earlier than Kane netted twice for champions with out reply.
Frankfurt launched a valiant fightback with 13 minutes remaining courtesy of Jonathan Burkardt’s 77th-minute penalty and Arnaud Kalimuendo’s 86th-minute aim.
Nonetheless, Bayern held on to maneuver eight factors away from second-placed Borussia Dortmund, who drew 2-2 with RB Leipzig.
Christoph Baumgartner bagged a brace to offer Leipzig a commanding benefit however a Romulo Cardoso personal aim and stoppage-time Fabio Silva leveller rescued some extent for Dortmund.
In Serie A, leaders Inter opened up a short lived 10 level lead over rivals AC Milan with a 2-0 victory over Lecce.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Manuel Akanji scored the objectives to tighten Cristian Chivu’s aspect’s grip on the title.
Inter’s metropolis rivals can, nevertheless, cut back the hole to seven factors with a win over Parma on Sunday.
Elsewhere, Como continued their superb season with a 2-0 victory over Juventus.
Mergim Vojvoda and Maxence Caqueret discovered the online for Cesc Fabregas’s males.
In Ligue 1, Lens missed the possibility to keep up top-spot after falling to a 3-2 dwelling defeat to Monaco.
Odsonne Edouard and Florian Thauvin put the hosts in a commanding place however the guests hit again to show the tie on its head within the remaining half-hour courtesy of Folarin Balogun, Denis Zakaria and Ansu Fati.
The outcome opened the door to Paris Saint-Germain to take full benefit, which they did by operating out 3-0 winners over Metz.
Want Doue, Bradley Barcola and Goncalo Ramos discovered the online as Luis Enrique’s aspect returned to the highest of the desk.
With Real Madrid slipping up in the title race against Osasuna, their metropolis rivals Atletico moved degree on factors with third-placed Villarreal following a complete 4-2 win over Espanyol.
Jofre Carreras gave Espanyol a sixth-minute lead earlier than an Alexander Sorloth brace, plus objectives from Giuliano Simeone and Ademola Lookman secured an necessary three factors for Diego Simeone’s males.
Edu Exposito pulled one again with 10 minutes remaining nevertheless it proved to be little greater than a comfort.
Elsewhere, three objectives within the final 5 minutes noticed Actual Sociedad and backside aspect Actual Oviedo share the factors in a six-goal thriller.
Federico Vinas scored twice in two second-half minutes for Oviedo earlier than Sociedad hit again by way of Orri Oskarsson after which Duje Caleta-Automotive on 87 minutes.
Then, with 90 minutes performed, Oskarsson thought he’d received it for Sociedad late on just for former Manchester United defender Eric Bailly to grab some extent for the guests within the 92nd minute.
