Gonzalo Higuain scored his third hat trick in 14 days to lead Real Madrid to a 4-1 win over Real Betis Saturday in the Spanish league. Striker Jorge Molina pulled one back for Betis. The 23-year-old Higuain's eight goals this season ties him for the league lead with Barcelona's Lionel Messi. Kaka scored the other goal for Real Madrid. Madrid's third straight victory lifted it two points above Levante and Barcelona, which hosts Racing Santander later. Elsewhere, Tomar Hemed's injury-time penalty kick salvaged a 1-1 draw for Mallorca against visiting Valencia, while Villarreal drew 0-0 at Getafe as both teams continue to disappoint. Bayern dazzles Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich scored three goals in eight minutes to lay the foundations for a 4-0 victory over Hertha Berlin Saturday and move five points clear at the top. The Bavarians have 22 points from nine games, five ahead of Borussia Moenchengladbach which drew 2-2 with Bayer Leverkusen. VfB Stuttgart moved up to fourth with a 2-0 win over Hoffenheim. Promoted Augsburg celebrated its first Bundesliga victory with a 1-0 win at Mainz. VfL Wolfsburg scored a 2-1 win over Nuremberg. Schalke 04 suffered a 2-1 defeat against visitors Kaiserslautern. Borussia Dortmund blanked Werder Bremen 2-0 Friday. Lyon beats Nancy Michel Bastos scored twice Saturday to lead Lyon to a 3-1 win over Nancy and help his team join Paris Saint-Germain at the top of the French league. Olivier Giroud notched a hat trick as Montpellier beat Dijon 5-3 to go level on 20 points with Lyon and PSG. Also Saturday, it was: Toulouse 0, Marseille 0; Auxerre 1, Lille 3; Brest 1, Caen 1; Evian 1, Saint-Etienne 2.
