Borussia Dortmund battled to a 3-2 win at Hoffenheim to close in on Bayern Munich as Erling Haaland made it 56 goals in 57 Bundesliga games for the Ruhr valley club.
Newcastle are moving closer to a deal for Diego Carlos but still face competition to sign the Sevilla defender from another Premier League club, thought to be in London.
Valencia shook off the late red card for Jose Gaya to hold La Liga title challengers Sevilla to a 1-1 draw.
Newcastle are competing with a second Premier League club to secure the signing of Brazilian defender Diego Carlos from Sevilla.
The Copa del Rey derby match between Real Betis and Sevilla was suspended after a pole hurled from the stands hit Sevilla player Joan Jordan in the head on Saturday.
Newcastle are continuing to push to sign Diego Carlos and are awaiting a response from Sevilla after submitting a bid for the defender.
Sevilla cut into Real Madrid's lead of La Liga after winning at Cadiz 1-0 on Monday, while Oihan Sancet scored a hat-trick for Athletic Bilbao.
Sevilla have had an offer to sign Anthony Martial on loan for the remainder of the season rejected by Manchester United.
Juventus ended the year on a positive note by beating relegation-threatened Cagliari 2-0 in Serie A, while Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw at 10-man Sevilla in La Liga.
Newcastle will have to pay £37.9m to sign Sevilla centre-back Diego Carlos, while they remain in talks over a loan deal for Man Utd's Jesse Lingard.
A stunning late goal from 19-year-old substitute Nico gave Barcelona three precious points as they beat Elche 3-2 at the Nou Camp in La Liga on Saturday.
Bayern Munich extended their Bundesliga lead to six points with Jamal Musiala on target as they beat Mainz 2-1, while Borussia Dortmund were held by Bochum.
Lionel Messi's first Ligue 1 goal for Paris Saint-Germain sealed their 3-1 victory over Nantes.
Barcelona stumbled to a 1-1 draw at home to Alaves on Saturday in their first match since the sacking of coach Ronald Koeman.
Luis Suarez's double rescued a point for Atletico Madrid, Inter and Juventus played out a goalless draw in Serie A, while Jose Mourinho was sent off for Roma.
Bayern Munich hit Benfica with four late goals to seal an emphatic win in Portugal, plus the rest of the action from Wednesday's Champions league games.
Pressure has piled up on Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman after a 3-0 defeat at Benfica, while Robert Lewandowski scored twice in a big Bayern Munich win.
Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Bayern Munich opened Group E with an impressive 3-0 win in Barcelona, while Juventus won their first game post-Cristiano Ronaldo.
Sevilla defender Jules Kounde's potential transfer to Chelsea is hanging in the balance as the La Liga side hold out for more than £43m (€50m) for the player.
Pep Guardiola will be reunited with Lionel Messi after Manchester City were drawn to play Paris Saint-Germain in this season's group stage.
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