ANOTHER sensational performance made tough-talking Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo the headline act across Europe once again overnight.

But there was plenty of other action in Europe’s major leagues and we’ve got it all covered in Eurobeat.

LA LIGA

Cristiano Ronaldo scored four second-half goals to become the second all-time leading scorer in La Liga as Real Madrid routed Celta Vigo 7-1 on Saturday.

Ronaldo’s haul gave him 252 career goals according to the league, surpassing Telmo Zarra’s mark of 251 goals that had stood as a record until Barcelona star Lionel Messi passed that milestone in 2014. Messi’s hat trick in a 5-1 win at Rayo Vallecano on Thursday took his leading tally to 305.

After Pepe put Madrid ahead before halftime, Ronaldo scored with a long blast. He added another goal from a free kick, tapped in a short cross, and headed home a corner kick.

Jese Rodriguez and Gareth Bale completed the demolition of a Celta side that held its own before halftime but fell apart in the second half.

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a goal against Celta Vigo. Source: AP

Besides surpassing Zarra’s mark for Athletic Bilbao from 1955, Ronaldo also passed Barcelona’s Luis Suarez as the league top scorer for the season. Ronaldo has 27 goals to Suarez’s 25.

Madrid remained in third place and a provisional nine points behind leader Barcelona, which visits Eibar on Sunday, when second-place Atletico Madrid also visits Valencia.

Disqualified from the Copa del Rey and its Liga title hopes all but gone, Madrid turns back to its most realistic chance to salvage the season when it hosts Roma on Tuesday in the Champions League round of 16, holding a 2-0 advantage.

“Ronaldo is one of a kind,” Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said. “I never scored four goals. It’s important that he scores heading into the Champions League.”

Elsewhere, Las Palmas ended fourth-place Villarreal’s 14-round unbeaten streak with a 1-0 away win, dropping the host seven points behind Madrid. David Garcia’s header on the half-hour mark helped the Canary Island club edge away from the relegation zone with a third consecutive victory.

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe celebrate a goal against Celta Vigo. Source: AFP

Fifth-place Sevilla stayed winless on the road this season after conceding a late goal in a 1-1 draw at Getafe, which broke a streak of seven losses. Ever Banega’s free kick put Sevilla ahead late, only for Emiliano Velazquez to level with four minutes left.

An own goal by Deportivo La Coruna’s Alejando Arribas in the 89th gifted Malaga a 3-3 draw as the hosts remained winless in 12 rounds.

BUNDESLIGA

Bayern Munich kept their five-point lead at the top of the table on Saturday, drawing 0-0 at second-placed Borussia Dortmund to stay on track for a record fourth consecutive Bundesliga title.

The entertaining encounter was played at a frantic pace and a goal was the only thing missing as Bayern, especially, went close on several occasions via Thomas Muller, Arturo Vidal and Douglas Costa.

The result lifted the Bavarians, who lost 2-1 to Mainz 05 in midweek, to 63 points from 25 games with Dortmund on 58.

Substitute Franco Di Santo sealed Schalke 04’s 3-1 victory at Cologne to help the Gelsenkirchen side move into the top four, boosting their hopes of a return to the Champions League next season.

Bayer Leverkusen fought back from 3-0 down to snatch a 3-3 draw at Augsburg with three goals in the last half hour.

Rejuvenated Claudio Pizarro was on target again, three days after his midweek hat-trick, as Werder Bremen crushed bottom club Hanover 96 4-1 to climb further away from the relegation zone.

SERIE A

Napoli came from behind to beat Chievo Verona 3-1 and move provisionally level with Juventus at the top of the Serie A table on Saturday.

Nicola Rigoni gave Chievo a surprise lead in the second minute but Gonzalo Higuain leveled four minutes later. Vlad Chiriches and Jose Callejon secured its first win in six matches in all competitions.

Juventus visits Atalanta on Sunday.

Earlier, Sampdoria boosted its chances of avoiding relegation by defeating bottom club Hellas Verona 3-0. Sampdoria moved provisionally eight points clear of the relegation zone. Verona remained nine points from safety.

Thomas Lemar (Monaco) 30m freekick vs Caen (0-1)



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LIGUE 1

With numerous stars rested, Paris Saint-Germain settled for an uninspiring goalless draw at home to Montpellier on Saturday ahead of their crucial Champions League return clash with Chelsea.

PSG’s enormous lead at the top of Ligue 1 and determination to progress in Europe meant this game was never the priority for coach Laurent Blanc, although things could have been very different had Edinson Cavani found the net rather than the bar early on.

The draw allowed the defending champions to restore their 23-point lead at the top over second-placed Monaco, who drew 2-2 at Caen on Friday. It also means they could still secure a fourth straight title when they host the principality club at the Parc des Princes on March 20.

Nice reclaimed third spot after downing bottom side Troyes 2-1, but Lyon, who inflicted a first domestic defeat of the season on PSG last weekend, can return to the Champions League places when they entertain Guingamp on Sunday.

Saint-Etienne missed the chance to leapfrog their bitter Rhone Valley rivals as they were held to a 0-0 draw at Angers, while Lille beat Reims 2-0 and Gazelec Ajaccio grabbed a late equaliser to draw 1-1 at Bordeaux.