PARIS. Dec 11: Europe's top soccer 'scrooges' ignored the fast-approaching festive season at the weekend, reports AFP.

There were precious few gifts on offer as Europe s league leaders made sure of extra helpings of Christmas pudding with solid wins just before the seasonal break.

Paris Saint Germain fans got the biggest slice of Christmas cheer, with five courses In the 5-0 annihilation of reigning champions Nantes.

The PSG scoresheet, making them massive favourites for the title, read like a who's who of the French league's most dynamic players.

Panamanian international Dely Valdes — with his 12th strike of the season — French Internationals Youri Djorkaeff

and former Nances old boy Patrice Loko had made it 3-0 by the break before Brazilian star Rai hit the fourth aud pascal Nouma the fifth.

In Spain, leaders Atletico Madrid were almost as severe with a 3-1 thrashing of Barcelona in front a 57.000-strong crowd, taking them four points clear of the Ca tolans.

And Espanol, Just two points behind on 34. crushed visiting Real Madrid by the same scoreline. Dane Michael Laudrup offering the losers scant consolation with the final goal of the game in the 88th minute.

In the Bundesliga, both Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich won. giving themselves a massive cushion for the second half of the season which begins on February 9.

Unbeaten Dortmund are on 40 points and Bayern 38.

way clear placed of third placed Stuttgart's 28.

Juergen Klinsman added a late penalty after beihg brought down himself - an offence that earned Andre Winkhold a red card - to give Bayern a 2-0 victory at Fortuna Dusseldorf.

Ironically. Italy ... and AC Milan, normally the biggest scrooges of them all .... provided the one exception to the weekend rule.

Fabio Capello s men could only draw 0-0 at home to Napoli, allowing the Hristo Stolchkov-Less Parma to move to within two points at the top of Serie A.

Parma left the Bulgarian striker on the bench but Colombian Faustino Asprilla proved the perfect substitute, paving the way to a 2-1 home win over hapless Lazio with a 37th minute goal.