Chelsea's Frank Lampard (L) celebrates scoring a goal against Stoke City during their English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge in London April 5, 2014.

LONDON - Chelsea reclaimed the lead in England - at least for a day - and Atletico Madrid remained in front in Spain on Saturday. Whether they'll end the season with the trophy is still too early to determine.

Chelsea provisionally dislodged Liverpool from top spot by cruising to a 3-0 victory over Stoke, while title rival Manchester City routed Southampton 4-1.

Atletico found it tougher, only overcoming Villarreal 1-0, while closest rivals Barcelona beat Real Betis 3-1 and Real Madrid routed Real Sociedad 4-0.

Here's a look at the action from the leading leagues in Europe:

ENGLAND

Mohamed Salah marked his first Chelsea start with his second goal for the club and also helped creat goals for Frank Lampard and Willian. Liverpool can ensure Chelsea's stay at the top is short-lived with a victory at West Ham on Sunday.

For third-place Man City, Yaya Toure scored from the penalty spot in the third minute before Southampton striker Rickie Lambert leveled. City produced a rapid response to the equalizer, with Samir Nasri and Edin Dzeko both scoring in first-half stoppage time, and Stevan Jovetic added a late fourth.

Manchester United has struggled at home all season but maintained its good away form, with David Moyes' sixth-place side claiming a league-leading 10th road win by beating Newcastle 4-0 with Juan Mata scoring twice.

Fulham climbed off the bottom with a 2-1 win at Aston Villa to 18th place, five points from Norwich, which lost 1-0 at West Bromwich Albion.

Crystal Palace's recovery continued with a 3-0 win at Cardiff that moved the London club seven points clear of danger above Swansea, which lost 1-0 at Hull.

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