( CNN ) -- Barcelona 's Sunday celebrations started early with a 6-1 romp over Getafe , and ended late with a slip-up by second-placed Atletico Madrid which has all but ended the Spanish title race . Atletico 's 2-1 defeat at Rayo Vallecano gave Barca a commanding 12-point lead with 15 matches to play , as third-placed champions Real Madrid languish another four points adrift . `` It was an unusual time to play but we had a party in the stadium , '' the Catalan side 's assistant coach Jordi Roura said after the midday kickoff at the Camp Nou , where more than 85,000 fans turned up . `` The players were at an extraordinary level . They were intense from the first minute , '' added Roura , who is running the team while Tito Vilanova is receiving cancer treatment in New York . Alexis Sanchez opened the scoring in the sixth minute with his first league goal this season before Lionel Messi netted for a record-extending 13th successive La Liga game before quarter of an hour had been played -- his 35th in the competition from 23 appearances . David Villa and substitute Cristian Tello scored in the second half before Getafe hit back through striker Alvaro Vazquez , but then Andres Iniesta and defender Gerard Pique netted in time added on . `` We felt great on the pitch , a lot of people were able to make it to the stadium and the atmosphere was fantastic , '' Pique said . `` It would n't be an inconvenience if we had to play at the same time in the future . '' Atletico striker Radamel Falcao scored his 19th league goal this season , putting him third in the Pichichi standings behind Real 's Cristiano Ronaldo -- who took his tally to 24 with a hat-trick in Saturday 's 4-1 win over Sevilla . However , it came far too late -- the last kick of the match -- as Vallecano moved up to fifth place on goal difference above Valencia thanks to first-half goals from Guinean striker Alhassane Bangoura and Brazilian forward Leo Baptistao . Real Sociedad moved up to eighth with a 2-1 win at Zaragoza , while Barcelona 's city rivals Espanyol eased relegation worries with a 4-0 win at Athletic Bilbao . Italy . Mario Balotelli scored his second successive penalty for AC Milan to rescue a 1-1 draw at Cagliari , but his team surrendered fourth place in Serie A to city rivals Internazionale . Balotelli took his tally to three goals in two games since signing for $ 30 million from English champions Manchester City with an 82nd-minute spot-kick , but the Italy striker also missed a late chance to snatch victory . Inter won 3-1 at home to Chievo to move within a point of third-placed Lazio , as striker Antonio Cassano scored in the second minute then defender Andrea Ranocchia restored the lead with a header after Luca Rigoni 's equalizer , and Diego Milito added the third in the second half . Germany . Freiburg moved up to fifth in the Bundesliga following Sunday 's 1-0 win at home to lowly Fortuna Dusseldorf . An 87th-minute goal from Czech player Pavel Krmas put Freiburg above Mainz and Hamburg on goal difference . Mainz drew 1-1 at second-bottom Augsburg , while Hamburg crushed second-placed defending champions Borussia Dortmund 4-1 on Saturday . France . Lyon 's title hopes suffered a blow in Sunday 's 3-1 home defeat by Lille , which meant Paris Saint-Germain ended the weekend with a six-point lead . Third-placed Marseille also dropped points , drawing 1-1 at Evian -- who moved out of the bottom three on goal difference . PSG beat Bastia 3-1 on Friday , with star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring a penalty for his leading 21st goal this season .
Atletico Madrid 's defeat to Mario Balotelli 's gives Barcelona a 12-point lead in Spain . French side thrashed Getafe 6-1 in midday kickoff as six different players score . Mario Balotelli 's AC Milan surrender fourth place in Barcelona to city rivals Internazionale . Getafe 6-1 's defeat gives PSG a six -point lead in the French title race .