Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 struck twice as Paris Saint-Germain blew away bitter rivals Marseille on Sunday, reclaiming top spot in Ligue 1 with a crushing 5-0 victory at the Parc des Princes.<\/p>\n
Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 opened the scoring after just 12 minutes and added a second before half-time as PSG delivered a real statement of intent going into the crucial months of the season.<\/p>\n
Facundo Medina\u2019s own goal made it 3-0 just past the hour before substitutes Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Lee Kang-in got in on the act as PSG avenged their 1-0 defeat at the Velodrome earlier this campaign. Luis Enrique\u2019s side have now won seven straight league matches, though they remain under pressure from surprise challengers Lens, who briefly moved top on Saturday and sit just two points behind.<\/p>\n
Luis D\u00edaz hit a hat-trick as Bayern Munich thrashed 10-man Hoffenheim 5-1 on Sunday to restore their six-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga.<\/p>\n
Borussia Dortmund\u2019s shaky win at Wolfsburg on Saturday drew the chasers to within three points but D\u00edaz, unplayable at times, was the difference maker as Bayern delivered an emphatic response.<\/p>\n
Harry Kane converted two Bayern penalties, both won by D\u00edaz, to move up to 24 league goals for the season and 38 in all competitions. \u201cThere was a lot of noise around the team after two winless games. It was important to stay calm,\u201d Kane said to DAZN. \u201cWe\u2019re heading towards the end of the season, a stage where every three points matters. We saw the gap can be cut quickly \u2013 the real season starts now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Relegation battlers last campaign, third-placed Hoffenheim came to Munich as the Bundesliga\u2019s form team, with 11 wins and just one loss in their past 14 games.<\/p>\n
Luis D\u00edaz helped himself to a hat-trick. Photograph: Christina Pahnke\/sampics\/Corbis\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
In Italy Federico Dimarco laid on a hat-trick of assists as Inter thumped 10-man Sassuolo 5-0 to open up an eight-point lead at the top of the Serie A table with a commanding performance in Reggio Emilia.<\/p>\n
Inter have 58 points from their 24 games and top the table from city rivals Milan, who have played one game fewer. Sassuolo lie 11th in the table with 29 points from 24 games.<\/p>\n
Dimarco had a hand in goals for Yann Bisseck, Marcus Thuram and Manuel Akanji, while Lautaro Mart\u00ednez and Luis Henrique were also on the scoresheet as Inter overwhelmed their hosts. Sassuolo might have had a goal inside the opening minute but Isma\u00ebl Kon\u00e9\u2019s shot was cleared off the line by Dimarco, who was effective at both ends of the pitch. The home side finished with 10 men when Nemanja Matic received a second yellow card for dissent.<\/p>\n
Juventus staged a dramatic comeback from 2-0 down to snatch a share of the spoils in Turin. Goals either side of the half-time break put visitors Lazio in control despite Juve\u2019s domination up to that point. The hosts had a goal by Teun Koopmeiners chalked off due to an offside against Kephren Thuram on 26 minutes.<\/p>\n
Former Spain international winger Pedro opened the scoring in first half added-on time following a mistake by Juventus captain Manuel Locatelli. Almost straight after the restart, Danish forward Gustav Isaksen finished smartly from the right-hand side to double Lazio\u2019s lead.<\/p>\n
Juventus kept pushing and US international midfielder Weston McKennie reduced the arrears just before the hour mark. And Frenchman Pierre Kalulu saved the day with virtually the last kick of the match.<\/p>\n
Real Madrid stayed within one point of La Liga leaders Barcelona with a 2-0 win at Valencia as second-half goals by Alvaro Carreras and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 settled a largely uneventful contest.<\/p>\n