Lionel Messi scored in a 19th consecutive group match as Barcelona managed a lead in La Liga despite being held to a sketch by Celta Vigo, while a deflected goal kept Manchester United 15 points obvious in England.Claudio Pizarro scored four times as Bayern Munich destroyed Hamburg SV 9-2 to stay two points away from the Bundesliga subject with eight games left and Juventus moved nearer to keeping their Serie A crown with a win at Inter Milan. SPAINThere was no change at the top of La Liga since the top four were all kept to draws this weekend, making leaders Barcelona 13 points clear of Real Madrid at the top, with nine games left to play.Lowly Celta Vigo snatched a late equalizer to bring 2-2 at home with Barca, ruining Lionel Messias festivities after he scored in a record 19th consecutive group match, doing a run of netting against every part in La Liga consecutively. Like Barca, Real rested participants with a to next weekas Champions League quarter-final first legs and were also forced to come from behind to draw 1-1 at Real Zaragoza, thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo strike. Third-placed Atletico Madrid missed on the opportunity to leapfrog Real once they were used 1-1 at home by Valencia, Radamel Falcao netting the equalizer in mere the sixth minute.Barca have 75 items, Real 62, Atletico 61 and Real Sociedad 48 in last following a 2-2 sketch at Espanyol. ENGLANDManchester United remained 15 points clear at the most truly effective of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at fighting Sunderland.Robin van Persieas picture deflected into the net off Sunderland defense Titus Bramble to secure Unitedas 25th success in 30 games this year and hold them firmly on course for a league title with ten games left.Champions Manchester City destroyed Newcastle United 4-0 to stay second, five points ahead of Tottenham Hotspur, who won 2-1 at Swansea City, and seven clear of Chelsea who declined to a reduction at Southampton.Arsenal, two points further back fifth, kept up their problem for a Champions League place with a demolition of bottom club Reading.Sunderland, just a point clear of the relegation zone, responded to their defeat by sacking boss Martin OaNeill and hiring Paolo Di Canio as head coach, while Wigan Athletic improved their success desires with a win over Norwich City. ITALYJuventus took another step toward maintaining their Serie A title if they won 2-1 at bitter competitors Inter Milan, maintaining them eight points clear of Napoli.Fabio Quagliarella gave Juve a third-minute cause and Alessandro Matri scored the success on the time after Rodrigo Palacio had quickly drawn Inter degree. Their challenge was bravely kept up by napoli by coming from behind to win 5-3 at Torino having trailed 3-2 with 10 minutes left.Swiss midfielder Blerim Dze-maili leveled in the 80th minute with his third goal of the overall game and Serie A high scorer Edinson Cavani then added two more. AC Milanas 1-0 win at Chievo held them two points behind in third. GERMANYLeaders Bayern Munich steamrollered Hamburg SV 9-2, served by four goals from Peru striker Claudio Pizarro and two from Arjen Robben, to keep an extraordinary 20 points distinct at the top.They were on the brink of getting the title until Robert Lewandowski offered second-placed Borussia Dortmund a 2-1 win at VfB Stuttgart to extend the title race for at least another week.However, Bayern just need another two points from their last seven games to clinch their 23rd German league title.At underneath, hapless Greuther Fuerth remained without a home win in their debut Bundesliga year after losing 3-2 to Eintract Frankfurt. FRANCEParis St. Germain heated up for Tuesdayas Champions League quarterfinal first leg against Barcelona with a 1-0 victory at home to champions Montpellier.PSG are actually eight points clear at the utmost effective of the Ligue 1 desk after Olympique Lyon, who've not won inside their last four games, declined to a surprise 2-1 home defeat by lowly Sochaux.Andre-Pierre Gignacas 10th category target of the summer season was enough for Olympique Marseille to gain 1-0 at other European hopefuls Nice and leapfrog Lyon into second position with 54 points.Lyon have 53 in the 3rd and final Champions League qualifying berth, three a lot more than St. Etienne who received 2-2 at bottom club Troyes. NETHERLANDSA double from Viktor Fischer helped Ajax Amsterdam sail to a win at home to NEC Nijmegen as they went three points clear at the top of the Dutch league with six matches remaining.Ajax have 60 points with PSV second on 57 after they dropped points in a draw with Roda JC Kerkrade. Third-placed Vitesse Arnhem, who beat PEC Zwolle 2-1, are degree on points with PSV.Feyenoord dropped to fourth with 56 points following their 2-0 defeat by Marco van Bastenas Heerenveen. PORTUGALHigh-flying Benfica drilled six previous Rio Ave in a comfortable 6-1 home win that kept them four points clear of Porto at the top of the Portuguese Premier League with six units to go.Brazilian striker Lima got a trick as Benfica strolled to a morale-boosting victory in front of their Europa League quarter-final first leg at home to Newcastle United on Thursday. Defending winners Porto held up the chase by overcoming Academica 3-0 away because of goals from French center back Eliaquim Mangala, Brazil correct back Danilo and midfielder Castro. Benfica have 64 items from 24 fits with Porto on 60. GREECEChampions Olympiakos Piraeus were presented to a sketch by an established PAOK Salonica as the Super Leagueas big North v South derby finished goalless.The focus was grabbed by Panathinaikos, though, who parted company with coach Fabri in the wake of their 1-0 defeat by Platanias and appointed academy coach Giannis Vonortas as his replacement in a position unitl the end of the season.With Olympiakos having covered up their 40th name on March 10 and certified routinely for the Champions League, the focus has turned to the battle for the sites in the end-of-season playoffs, which decide Greeceas different European berths.Asteras Tripolis, PAOK and Atromitos Athinon have all but secured their locations but Panathinaikos face a difficult battle for the last remaining area with PAS Giannena, who are three points before the Greens despite a defeat by OFI Crete.
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