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#FootballRoundup: Barca remain unbeaten, PSG closer to Ligue 1 title
19 Mar 2018
Barcelona remain the only unbeaten team in Europe while Cristiano Ronaldo scored 4 against sorry Girona.
In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich's winning streak came to an end while PSG took another step towards the Ligue one title.
Chelsea, on the other hand, might have saved their season from becoming a complete disaster.
Here is a wrap-up of all the action.
RB Leipzig stun Bayern Munich 2-1
Stunned
Bundesliga leaders, Bayern Munich suffered their first loss in 19 matches after RB Leipzig beat them 2-1.
Bayern took the lead 12 minutes from the whistle through Sandro Wagner but Naby Keita equalized for RB Leipzig, before setting up Timo Werner for the winner in the second half.
The Bavarian giants are still 17 points clear at the top of the table.
PSG beat Nice to inch closer to Ligue 1 title
One step closer
PSG are now inches away from the Ligue 1 title after a comfortable 2-1 victory against OGC Nice.
Allan Saint-Maximin gave Nice the lead in the 17th minute.
But four minutes later, Angel Di Maria equalised for PSG.
In the second half, Dani Alves secured the victory with a late strike in 82nd minute.
PSG are now 17 points clear of second-placed Monaco.
Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0
Unbeaten
Barcelona kept their unbeaten run at La Liga intact, as they beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 on Sunday.
Paco Alcacer, who replaced the suspended Luis Suarez, opened the scoring in the 8th minute.
Lionel Messi then wrapped things up with a low 20-yard strike to take Barcelona 11 points clear of second-placed Atletico Madrid.
Ronaldo scores 4 against Girona
Hat-trick hero
Cristiano Ronaldo netted the 50th hat-trick of his illustrious career, as Real Madrid thumped Girona 6-3 to move on to third place in La Liga.
Lucas Vazquez and Gareth Bale were also on the score sheet for Madrid.
The Los Blancos are now 4 points behind second-placed Atletico Madrid and 15 points behind league leaders Barcelona.
Pedro's strike keeps Chelsea in the FA cup
Hanging by a thread
Pedro's extra-time winner against Leicester City took Chelsea to the semi-final of the FA Cup.
Alvaro Morata opened the scoring for Chelsea before Jamie Vardy levelled things in the second half to force the game into extra time.
Chelsea will now face Southampton on April 21 in the semi-final at Wembley.
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