Kylian Mbappé matched Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real Madrid scoring record during a 2-0 win over Sevilla.
The French striker scored a late penalty to reach 59 goals in the calendar year.
Jude Bellingham’s first-half header put Real ahead before Sevilla went down to ten men.
Key saves from Thibaut Courtois secured the victory.
Real remain second in La Liga, one point behind leaders Barcelona.
Juventus also boosted their title hopes with a 2-1 home win over Roma.
The result kept Roma fourth while Juventus closed the gap behind them.
In Germany, Bayer Leverkusen earned a 3-1 comeback win at RB Leipzig.
Two quick goals turned the match before halftime and lifted Leverkusen to third.
Elsewhere, Freiburg beat Wolfsburg 4-3 despite a hat-trick from Dzenan Pejcinovic.
Eintracht Frankfurt drew with Hamburg, while several Bundesliga matches ended goalless.
