adminTheir conquerors in midweek, Real Madrid, beat struggling Celta Vigo 2-1 to stay 13 points behind Barcelona who defeated bottom side Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 with Lionel Messi scoring for a record 17th successive Spanish La Liga game.
Bayern Munich maintained their title push with a 3-2 win over Fortuna Dusseldorf to go 20 points clear at the top of the German Bundesliga and Juventus moved nine clear in the Italian Serie A with a 1-0 win over Catania. In England, Manchester United and Chelsea drew 2-2 on Sunday as the quarterfinals of the FA Cup took the spotlight and there was a thrilling Premier League match at Anfield where Liverpool came from behind to beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2.
United raced into an early 2-0 lead before holders Chelsea fought back to draw at Old Trafford and force a replay. The winners of that game will face Manchester City in one semifinal at Wembley after the Premier League champions beat Barnsley 5-0 on Saturday.
Wigan Athletic beat Everton 3-0 in their quarter-final to reach the semis for the first time where they will face either Millwall or Blackburn Rovers.
Queens Park Rangers boosted their Premier League survival hopes with a 3-1 win over Sunderland, although they stay bottom of the table.
In Spain, Barcelona stretched their lead at the top of La Liga to 13 points when Lionel Messi scored for a world record 17th straight league game in a 2-0 victory at bottom side Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday.
Atletico Madrid lost their perfect home record when they were beaten 1-0 by Real Sociedad on Sunday and city rivals Real leapfrogged them into second after Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in a 2-1 success. — AFP.
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