[WINNERS & LOSERS] Real Madrid got a boost from Sergio Aguero of neighboring Atletico Madrid in Spain's La Liga race when the Argentine teenager scored twice and set up two other two goals to lead Atletico Madrid past Barcelona, 4-2. The English Premier League race tightened when Arsenal was held to a 1-1 tie by Aston Villa at home. The race also tightened in Italy, where Inter Milan lost for the first time this season in Serie A.
SERGIO AGUERO. Argentine teenager Sergio Aguero scored twice and set up two other two goals to lead Atletico Madrid past Barcelona, 4-2. The win snapped a dreadful run by Atletico, which had lose four of its previous six league games and been knocked out of the UEFA Cup and Copa del Rey.
REAL MADRID. March started off much better for Real Madrid than February ended for la Liga leader. The Merengues, who had lost back-to-back games and saw their lead over Barcelona reduced to two points, beat Recreativo Huelva, 3-2, thanks to a pair of late goals by Robinho and moved five points ahead of Barcelona, which fell at Atletico Madrid, 4-2.
BAYERN MUNICH. Bayern Munich won at Schalke for the first time in nearly 10 years when Miroslav Klose's early goal gave it a 1-0 victory. The goal was the German international's first in seven games. Bayern remained four points ahead of second-place Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga race.
FIORENTINA. Fourth-place Fiorentina upset Juventus, 3-2, in one of Italy's fiercest rivalries when Senegalese Papa Waigo N'Diaye and Argentina Pablo Osvaldo came off the bench to give the Viola the comeback victory. The win extended Fiorentina's lead over AC Milan to four points in the battle for the Italy's last UEFA Champions League qualifying spot and move it to within one point of third-place Juve.
ARSENAL. A late goal by Nicklas Bendtner canceled out Philippe Senderos' first-half own goal and gave Arsenal a 1-1 tie at home with Aston Villa on Saturday, but the draw meant that Gunners' lead over Manchester United had been reduced to one point. United beat Fulham, 3-0, and added to its edge in the tiebreaker (goal difference).
KEVIN KEEGAN. A 90th-minute goal by Matt Derbyshire gave Blackburn a 1-0 win overt Newcastle and extended the Magpies winless streak under new manager Kevin Keegan to seven games. The loss extended Newcastle's Premier League winless streak to 11 matches and left it just three points above the bottom three.
INTER MILAN. Uruguayan striker Marcelo Zalayeta's goal after three minutes held up and Napoli handed Inter Milan its first loss of the Serie A season. The 1-0 defeat cut Inter's lead over second-place Roma, 4-0 winner over Parma, to six points.