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Robert Lewandowski at double as Barcelona beat Girona to go three points clear

Robert Lewandowski took his tally for the season to 38 with a double as Barcelona beat Girona 4-1 to move three points clear at the top of LaLiga.

The Poland international found the back of the net twice inside 16 second-half minutes after Arnaut Danjuma had equalised following Ladislav Krejci’s own goal, and Ferran Torres came off the bench to seal the rout four minutes from time.

Fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao endured a frustrating afternoon as they were held to a 0-0 home draw by Osasuna, while Real Mallorca slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Valencia with Diego Lopez doing the damage.

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— Villarreal CF English (@VillarrealCFen) March 30, 2025

First-half goals from Ayoze Perez and Thierno Barry either side of Carles Perez’s equaliser helped Villarreal to maintain their pursuit of the top four with a 2-1 victory at Getafe.

Johnny Cardoso and Cucho Hernandez kept Real Betis in the hunt for a top-six finish as their goals overhauled Ruben Vargas’ opener in a 2-1 home win over Sevilla.

Serie A champions Inter Milan had to survive a late Udinese fightback to maintain their three-point lead at the top.

Simone Inzaghi’s side raced into a two-goal lead through Marko Arnautovic and Davide Frattesi, but Oumar Solet’s 71st-minute goal sparked a late flurry which ultimately failed to yield an equaliser.

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— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) March 30, 2025

Napoli remained hot on Inter’s heels as the 400th goal of Romelu Lukaku’s career left AC Milan’s hopes of Champions League football hanging by a thread.

Matteo Politano and Lukaku both scored inside the opening 19 minutes, and the game ended 2-1 to the hosts after Santiago Gimenez saw his penalty saved by Alex Meret before fellow substitute Luka Jovic reduced the deficit six minutes from time.

Moise Kean struck on the stroke of half-time to hand Fiorentina a 1-0 home win over high-flying Atalanta to stay within a point of the top six.

Nicolas Viola and substitutes Gianluca Gaetano and Zito Luvumbo all scored after the break to hand Cagliari a 3-0 home victory against bottom-of-the-table Monza.

THE NORTH IS RED ❤️🤍

LOSC win the 100th Derby du Nord 🤩

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— LOSC (@LOSC_EN) March 30, 2025

Matias Fernandez-Pardo fired Lille into Ligue 1’s top five with the only goal in a 1-0 derby triumph over Lens.

Brest’s hopes of dragging themselves into the top six were boosted by a 4-2 victory at Toulouse, while Rennes emerged from their mid-table trip to Angers on the right end of a 3-0 scoreline.

Auxerre’s Florian Aye came off the bench to deepen basement boys Montpellier’s woes with the only goal in a 1-0 triumph, while Timothee Pembele breathed new life into Le Havre’s survival hopes with a late winner in a 3-2 home victory over Nantes.

In the Bundesliga, Maximilian Beier scored twice to help drag Borussia Dortmund within four points of the top six courtesy of a 3-1 home win over Mainz.

Freiburg lost ground in the race for a top six-finish when Rani Khedira and Andrej Ilic cancelled out Lucas Holer’s opener to secure a 2-1 away win for Union Berlin.

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