Italy
AC Milan went top of Serie A by beating city rivals Inter Milan 1-0 thanks to an early goal by Brazilian winger Serginho.
The win, in front of a capacity 78,000 crowd at the San Siro stadium, left AC on 25 points, ahead on goal difference from second-placed Juventus, who needed a late Mark Iuliano goal to draw 1-1 at home with Bologna.
Lazio thrashed Modena 4-0 with two goals for Bernardo Corradi and one each for Claudio Lopez and Cesar.
Chievo Verona are fifth on 21 after beating Empoli 1-0 despite being down to 10 men for the last half hour.
Germany
Bayern Munich stretched their Bundesliga lead to six points with a 2-0 win at Kaiserslautern that left the four-times German champions still rooted to the bottom.
First-half goals from midfielder Michael Ballack and striker Roque Santa Cruz took Bayern to 32 points, six ahead of Werder Bremen, who won 1-0 at Hertha Berlin.
VfB Stuttgart beat Hanover 96 3-0 to go third on 24 ahead on goal difference of champions Borussia Dortmund, who lost 2-0 at VfL Wolfsburg.
France
Leaders Nice were held to a goalless home draw by bottom club Rennes but champions Olympique Lyon failed to take advantage as they lost for the first time since September -- 2-1 at Lille.
Vladimir Manchev and Christophe got the Lille goals and despite a late charge by the visitors, which included a great goal for Frederic Nee, Lille took the points.
The Netherlands
Ajax Amsterdam held on to top spot in the Dutch first division with a convincing 3-0 win at Heerenveen while PSV Eindhoven remained three points behind after beating RCC Roosendaal by the same score.
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