Barcelona came from behind to beat Alavés 3-1 at the Camp Nou, with Dani Olmo scoring twice to lift the defending champions to the top of La Liga. The visitors took a shock lead in the first minute through Pablo Ibáñez, but Barcelona responded quickly. Raphinha set up Lamine Yamal for a powerful finish in the eighth minute, then assisted Olmo for a curling effort in the 26th minute. Olmo sealed the win in stoppage time after a one-two with Yamal.
The victory puts Barcelona on 34 points, two ahead of Real Madrid, who have a game in hand at Girona on Sunday. Atlético Madrid moved third on 31 points after a 2-0 win over Real Oviedo, with Alexander Sørloth scoring twice in the first half. Diego Simeone's side extended their unbeaten league run to 13 matches.
In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich needed stoppage-time goals from Luis Díaz and Nicolas Jackson to beat St Pauli 3-1. The leaders fell behind in the sixth minute to Andréas Hountondji's strike, but Raphaël Guerreiro equalised just before half-time. Díaz headed in early in added time and Jackson added a third to maintain Bayern's 44-match streak at the top of the table.
Borussia Dortmund won 2-1 at Bayer Leverkusen to move third in the Bundesliga. Aaron Anselmino and Karim Adeyemi scored either side of half-time, with Christian Kofane pulling one back for Leverkusen. Dortmund held on despite late pressure, with coach Niko Kovac praising the team's performance.
In Serie A, Rafael Leão's second-half goal gave Milan a 1-0 win over Lazio, putting them top on 28 points. Goalkeeper Mike Maignan made a crucial early save to keep the scores level before Leão struck.
