Bayern Munich stayed top of the German league Saturday as Mario Gomez claimed his 17th goal of the season in a 2-0 win over Wolfsburg, but Borussia Dortmund and Schalke are both hard on their heels. Japan winger Shinji Kagawa scored twice in Dortmund's 3-1 win over Hoffenheim, while Schalke's 4-1 win at Cologne means there is a three-way tie with Dortmund, Schalke and Bayern on 40 points. Munich stays top by virtue of a superior goal difference. Werder Bremen stays fifth and Bayer Leverkusen sixth after they drew 1-1 in Bremen. Other results: Hamburg 2, Hertha Berlin 1; Augsburg 2, Kaiserslautern 2. Bilbao beats Rayo Fernando Llorente scored a hat trick to give Athletic Bilbao a 3-2 win at Rayo Vallecano in a back-and-forth game in the Spanish league Saturday. Bilbao, which plays third-tier Mirandes in the Copa del Rey semifinals this week, moved into sixth place. Espanyol edged 10-man Mallorca 1-0 to climb level on points with fourth-place Levante. Catania draws with Parma Catania was held to 1-1 by Parma in the Serie A Saturday, a result which did neither team any favors in the standings. Gonzalo Bergessio gave Catania a deserved lead shortly after the half-hour mark, but Francesco Modesto leveled 10 minutes later. Parma was nine points above the relegation zone ahead of the rest of the weekend's fixtures. Catania, which has won only one of its past seven games, was a point further back.
