With European Golden Shoe front-runner Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang unable to add to his Bundesliga tally due to competing in the Africa Cup of Nations with Gabon, there was plenty of movement behind him as several players closed in on his total of 32 points.
Lionel Messi got in on the act as Barcelona put Las Palmas to the sword 5-0, while Mauro Icardi helped Inter Milan to a 3-1 win over Chievo.
In the Premier League, Alexis Sanchez and Zlatan Ibrahimovic joined Diego Costa as the English top-flight's joint-top scorers for the season as they netted in a 4-0 win over Swansea City and a 1-1 draw with Liverpool, respectively.