Messi: Scored 50th goal of the season for Barca
Barcelona and AC Milan moved closer to their respective titles, with Lionel Messi achieving a milestone goal.
Dortmund slipped up in Germany but remain clear of Bayer Leverkusen, while Marseille won the French League Cup.
Celtic and Rangers could not be separated in a 0-0 Old Firm stalemate and PSV Eindhoven went down to Feyenoord in the Eredivisie.
La Liga
Lionel Messi made it a remarkable 50th goal of the season as Barcelona ran out 2-0 winners against Osasuna, leaving them eight points clear with five games remaining this season.
Real Madrid are in good form though, and Los Blancos thrashed Valencia 6-3 at the Mestalla, going into the UEFA Champions League clash with Barca in good form.
Villarreal's hopes of a top-four finish suffered another blow as they lost to Sevilla, while Athletic Bilbao beat Real Sociedad 2-1 in the Basque derby.
Serie A
AC Milan extended their lead at the top of Serie A to eight points with four games remaining following a narrow 1-0 victory at Brescia - Robinho grabbing a late goal for the Rossoneri.
Inter Milan moved up to second as they beat Lazio 2-1, in a game where one player from each side was sent off.
Napoli slipped to third with defeat at Palermo, as Sampdoria earned a vital 1-0 victory at Bari to give them relegation hope.
Bundesliga
German leaders Borussia Dortmund are within touching distance of the title but slipped up 1-0 at Borussia Monchengladbach, meaning they are five points clear with three games left to play.
Second-placed Bayer Leverkusen kept the pressure on with a 2-1 success at home to Hoffenheim, despite going behind.
Elsewhere, Wolfsburg boosted their survival chances by thrashing Cologne 4-1 and Bayern Munich were held 1-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt.
Ligue 1
In France, Lille did not take full advantage of Marseille not playing until Wednesday as they could only manage a 1-1 draw at Lorient.
L'OM were not in league action but secured the French League Cup with a narrow 1-0 victory over Montpellier.
Lens are six points off safety after a stalemate at Auxerre, Rennes fell to Monaco and PSG were held by Brest.
Eredivisie
FC Twente are on top of the Eredivisie as on Friday night they earned a 2-1 win at ADO Den Haag.
The result was made all the more significant as title rivals PSV Eindhoven fell 3-1 at Feyenoord, leaving them three points behind Twente.
Ajax are up to second after thrashing Excelsior 4-1 on Sunday, Lorenzo Ebecilio bagging a brace.
SPL
In Scotland, the Old Firm locked horns for the last time this season and while Celtic missed a penalty, Rangers held on to a 0-0 draw at Ibrox.
Hearts and Motherwell played out a thrilling 3-3 draw and although Dundee United beat Kilmarnock 2-1, the Edinburgh outfit remain in pole position for third this term.
Best of the rest
In Turkey, Fenerbahce beat Bucaspor 5-3 in an entertaining encounter as Galatasaray were held by Kayserispor.
Finally, Young Boys of Berne went down to Swiss rivals Basle 2-1 in a close encounter
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