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Cristiano Ronaldo hit his fourth hat-trick of the season in Real Madrid's 7-1 defeat of Osasuna in La Liga at the weekend while Lionel Messi salvaged Barcelona's unbeaten record in a 2-2 draw at Athletic Bilbao.

Mario Gomez and Edin Dzeko, two more of European soccer's most prolific scorers, were also on target as Bayern Munich and Manchester City stayed top in Germany and England respectively.

SPAIN

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in Real Madrid's 7-1 demolition of Osasuna, sending them three points clear at the top of La Liga.

Angel Di Maria set up the first three goals for Ronaldo, Pepe and Gonzalo Higuain, Ronaldo scored two more to complete his fourth treble this season and Karim Benzema weighed in with another two.

Barcelona are second on 25 points from 11 games after being held 2-2 at Marcelo Bielsa's Athletic Bilbao, where Lionel Messi grabbed a dramatic late equaliser, Cesc Fabregas having levelled in the first half of a pulsating encounter.

Valencia are third with 24 points after beating neighbours Levante 2-0, pushing the season's surprise early pacesetters into fourth with 23.

ENGLAND

The top five in the Premier League all won leaving Manchester City top by five points after a 3-2 victory at Queen's Park Rangers.

Edin Dzeko struck again for City as they came from a goal down to move to 31 points from 11 games.

Champions Manchester United (26) edged a 1-0 victory over Sunderland while third-placed Newcastle United (25) maintained their unbeaten start with a 2-1 home win against Everton.

Chelsea bounced back from consecutive league defeats against QPR and Arsenal with a 1-0 win at Blackburn Rovers. Tottenham Hotspur's seventh win in eight league games, a 3-1 victory at Fulham, kept them level with Chelsea on 22 points.

GERMANY

Mario Gomez scored his 13th league goal of the season while Frenchman Franck Ribery was also on target to give leaders Bayern Munich a 2-1 win at bottom-of-the-table Augsburg.

Bayern, with 28 points from 12 games, are five clear of Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen and Borussia Moenchengladbach who all won to leapfrog Schalke 04, held 2-2 at Hanover 96.

Peru forward Claudio Pizarro scored a second-half hat-trick as Werder came from 2-0 down to beat Cologne 3-2.

Dortmund thumped VfL Wolfsburg 5-1 and Moenchengladbach, who needed a playoff to avoid relegation last season, won 2-1 at promoted Hertha Berlin.

FRANCE

Paris St Germain dropped their first points in seven Ligue 1 games when they were held 1-1 at Girondins Bordeaux but stayed top when second-placed Montpellier drew 1-1 at St Etienne.

Olympique Lyon, fourth, suffered a humbling 2-1 defeat at Sochaux while champions Lille, who are third, could only manage a 1-1 draw at home to promoted Evian thanks to Benoit Pedretti's free kick.

Olympique Marseille were the only winners among the big clubs with Jordan Ayew and Loic Remy scoring in a 2-0 win over Nice.

ITALY

Udinese and Lazio leapfrogged Juventus at the top of Serie A with home victories over Siena and Parma after the Turin side's match with Napoli was postponed due to flooding.

Goals in each half from Dusan Basta and Antonio Di Natale kept up Udinese's 100 percent record at home this season with a 2-1 win over Siena

A late strike from substitute Giuseppe Sculli gave Lazio a 1-0 victory at home to Parma as the two sides reached 21 points from 10 games, a point clear of Milan and two above Juventus.

Titleholders AC Milan won their fifth straight match, crushing Catania 4-0 thanks to goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robinho and Gianluca Zambrotta and an own goal from Francesco Lodi.

PORTUGAL

Porto and Benfica stayed level at the top of the Portuguese Premier League after away draws against Olhanense and Braga respectively.

Burly Brazil striker Hulk missed an early penalty for Porto who were unable to break down a combative Olhanense side and drew 0-0 after a lacklustre performance.

Spanish forward Rodrigo came in for Benfica after the break and snatched a 1-1 draw against Europa League runners-up Braga, cancelling out Lima's first half opener.

Benfica and Porto have 24 points after ten matches, one point clear of third place Sporting, who beat Leiria 3-1.

NETHERLANDS

Defending champions Ajax Amsterdam fell further behind the leaders as they lost 6-4 at Utrecht in an extraordinary match.

Ajax led 2-0 after 10 minutes, were pegged back to 2-2 but regained the lead just before halftime. However, they never recovered after conceding three goals in five minutes after the break.

Ajax are fifth, eleven points behind leaders AZ Alkmaar who beat ADO Den Haag 3-0.

Lionel messi scored a last-minute equaliser to grab a 2-2 draw for Barcelona at Athletic Bilbao in a dramatic La Liga clash at a rain-soaked San Mames on Sunday.

Cristiano Ronaldo struck a hat-trick as Real Madrid crushed Osasuna 7-1 and Jose Mourinho's team lead the standings on 28 points, three ahead of the European and Spanish champions.

The clash between Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola and Argentine Marcelo Bielsa had been eagerly anticipated and produced a breathless encounter in Bilbao.

Barca keeper Victor Valdes was beaten for the first time in 10 matches when Ander Herrera fired Bilbao in front in the 20th minute, but Cesc Fabregas headed the visitors level just four minutes later.

Standing water on the pitch added to the tension and the conditions contributed to both late goals.

A Bilbao corner 10 minutes from time was cleared badly by Eric Abidal and the ball rebounded off Fernando Llorenteand then Gerard Pique before slipping past Valdes.

In the frantic closing minutes Bilbao's Fernando Amorebieta was sent off for a second yellow card and Barca grabbed an equaliser after a free kick, which pinged around the area until it fell to messi to score his 14th this season.

"We have shown a lot of character and maintained our unbeaten start," Fabregas told Spanish television. "It was a very difficult match especially in the second half with such a wet pitch.

"It was typical match at San Mames against a team with a great spirit and fantastic fans."


GOLDEN BOOT

At the Bernabeu, Ronaldo, the world's most expensive player paraded the Golden Boot before kickoff for the 40 league goals he scored last season, and he boosted his bid to win it again with another sparkling performance.

Argentina winger Angel Di Maria set up the first three goals for Ronaldo, Pepe and Gonzalo Higuain before being carried off with a torn thigh muscle at the start of the second half.

Ronaldo notched his second goal from the penalty spot in the 54th when Osasuna had defender Eneko Satrustegui sent off, and he completed his fourth league treble this season in the 57th, taking his La Liga tally to 13.

Substitute Karim Benzema wrapped up the scoring with two more goals to complete the rout and Real's 10th successive win in all competitions.

Injury-hit Osasuna, thrashed 8-0 by Barcelona in September, had drawn level at 1-1 in the 31st minute when Ibrahima took advantage of a quickly-taken free kick to beat Iker Casillas.

"We have totally deserved these 10 victories. They have come from our great effort, without luck, and as a consequence of the good games we have played," Mourinho said.

Valencia are third with 24 points after winning the city derby 2-0 at Levante on Saturday, pushing the season's surprise early pace-setters down to fourth with 23 points.

Granada drew 0-0 at home with fellow strugglers Racing Santander and Villarreal drew 0-0 at Espanyol.

Helder Postiga netted a last-ditch equaliser for real Zaragoza in a 2-2 draw with Sporting Gijon and Rayo Vallecano made the most of a red card for real Sociedad's Inigo Martinez after only 12 minutes to run out 4-0 winners.

Getafe dragged themselves off the foot of the standings despite playing with 10 men for more than an hour when a late penalty from Diego Castro earned a 3-2 win over neighbours Atletico Madrid.