European round-up: Champions-elect Bayern break Bundesliga goals record as Dortmund slip up

Bayern Munich made Bundesliga history as they took another huge step towards the title with an emphatic 5-0 win at St. Pauli.

Jamal Musiala’s ninth-minute header saw Bayern tie the record for goals scored in a Bundesliga season, set by their 1971-72 side, with their 101st of the season.

The record-breaking 102nd goal did not come until the 53rd minute, Leon Goretzka lashing home a far-post volley after Joshua Kimmich’s free-kick was flicked into his path.

Michael Olise fired home from the edge of the area a minute later, before Nicholas Jackson and Raphael Guerreiro added gloss to the scoreline in a dominant display.

Bayern are 12 points clear of Dortmund with five games to play after their closest challengers lost 1-0 at home to Bayer Leverkusen.

Robert Andrich was the difference-maker for Leverkusen, finding the bottom-left corner with a long-range strike in the 42nd minute to stun Signal Iduna Park. The win leaves Leverkusen just a point outside the top four.

RB Leipzig furthered their grip on a Champions League place with a 1-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach. At the other end of the table, second-bottom Wolfsburg lost 2-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt, but bottom side Heidenheim are just six points behind St. Pauli in the relegation play-off spot after beating Union Berlin 3-1.

Atletico fall back down to earth

After winning 2-0 at Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals in midweek, Atletico Madrid fell back down to earth with a bump at Sevilla.

Akor Adams’ 10th-minute penalty gave Sevilla the lead, though that was erased by Javier Bonar’s leveller 25 minutes later.

But Nemanja Gudelj headed home from a corner in first-half stoppage time to restore Sevilla’s advantage, which they successfully protected to move three points clear of the bottom three. Atletico remain safely inside the Champions League qualification places.

Barcelona are nine points clear at the top of LaLiga after easing to a 4-1 derby win over Espanyol.

Elche moved out of the bottom three with a 1-0 win over Valencia, while Alaves claimed a 3-3 draw at Real Sociedad to help their bid for survival, Lucas Boye scoring a 97th-minute leveller after Sergio Gomez had been sent off for the hosts.

Udinese dent Milan title bid

AC Milan’s hopes of winning the Scudetto suffered a huge setback as they were stunned 3-0 at San Siro by Udinese.

Udinese took the lead in the 27th minute when Davide Bartesaghi inadvertently deflected Arthur Atta’s cross into his own net.

Ten minutes later, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp headed home Nicolo Zaniolo’s cross to make it 2-0, and Atta made the points safe with a cool finish 19 minutes from the end of normal time.

Milan are nine points behind leaders Inter Milan, who visit Como on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Juventus boosted their Champions League hopes and moved just three points behind third-placed Milan with a 1-0 win at Atalanta. Jeremie Boga’s 48th-minute goal was the difference in Bergamo.

Elsewhere, Torino beat second-bottom Verona 3-1, and Cagliari overcame struggling Cremonese 1-0.

In Ligue 1, Rennes moved level on points with fourth-placed Lille with a 2-1 win over Angers.