While the big game of the weekend saw Premier League title hopefuls Manchester City and Liverpool play out a thrilling draw, there was plenty going on elsewhere: Paris Saint-Germain's big three found form, Real Madrid and Barcelona won, Serie A's title race had more twists, and Arsenal and Tottenham endured contrasting fortunes.
Here are Bill Connelly, Rob Dawson, Alex Kirkland and Sam Marsden with what you need to know from around Europe.
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Hat tricks for PSG's star trio
When Lionel Messi joined Kylian Mbappe and Neymar in the PSG attack, it was easy to dream "2014-15 Barcelona, but even better" combinations and occasionally gaudy score lines, but injuries, slow-growing chemistry and occasional malaise have kept the gaudiness to a minimum .