Lionel Messi opened up some breathing room in the race for the European Golden Shoe on Sunday with his hat-trick in Barcelona's 4-1 win over Real Betis.
Behind him, Kylian Mbappe scored his 25th Ligue 1 goal of the season as Paris Saint-Germain beat Marseille 3-1.
Sampdoria's Fabio Quagliarella continued his remarkable campaign as he scored for the fourth Serie A match running in a thrilling 5-3 win for Sampdoria at Sassuolo.
Here are the standings on March 18:
1. Lionel Messi, Barcelona: 29 x 2.0 difficulty factor = 58.0
2. Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain: 25 x 2.