Updated / Sunday, 4 Jan 2026 20:30
Gonzalo Garcia scored a hat-trick as **Real Madrid** closed the gap on La Liga leaders **Barcelona** to four points with a crushing 5-1 win over Real Betis at the Bernabeu.
The 21-year-old striker, who replaced injured superstar Kylian Mbappe in the line-up, headed a 20th-minute opener and doubled Real's advantage early in the second half.
Raul Asencio headed the hosts further clear and, after Cucho Hernandez pulled a goal back for Betis, Gonzalo Garcia and Fran Garcia completed the scoring.
Elsewhere in La Liga, goals from Iker Losada, Carlos Espi and Carlos Alvarez saw **Levante** move off the bottom with a 3-0 win at **Sevilla**.
They were replaced by **Real Oviedo**, who drew 1-1 at **Alaves**, while **Girona** moved out of the bottom three with a 2-1 win at **Mallorca**.
Napoli boss Antonio Conte tries to separate Pasquale Mazzocchi and Adam Marusic
A late brawl marred **Napoli**'s 2-0 win at **Lazio** in Serie A as first-half goals from Leonardo Spinazzola and Amir Rrahmani eased the visitors to victory.
Lazio had already had Tijjani Noslin sent off in the 81st minute before the tie erupted two minutes from time, with Pasquale Mazzocchi and Lazio's Adam Marusic also red carded after sparking a mass confrontation.
Moise Kean grabbed an added-time winner as **Fiorentina** moved off the foot of the table with a 1-0 win over **Cremonese**, while **Torino** strolled to a 3-0 win at **Verona**.
In Ligue 1, **Marseille** had Arthur Vermeeren and Bilal Nadir sent off as they fell to a 2-0 home defeat against struggling **Nantes**, who claimed their first win in eight.
**Brest** beat bottom club **Auxerre** 2-0, a late winner from Noam Obougou gave **Le Havre** a 2-1 win over **Angers** and struggling **Metz** earned a 1-1 draw at **Lorient**.