It was a rough weekend for the top clubs in Europe's major leagues.
Chelsea, the defending English Premier League champion, lost to London rival Tottenham for the first time in 33 league meetings to fall to second place, three points behind Manchester United, which downed Portsmouth, 3-0, to celebrate 20 years under its manager, Sir Alex Ferguson. Winger Aaron Lennon scored in the 52nd minute to give Spurs the 2-1 win.
Lyon, winner of the last five French league titles, lost for the first time this season when it fell at Rennes, 1-0. Stephane M'Bia's early goal doomed Lyon, which was gunning for a record 10th successive league victory. Lyon's Brazilian star, Juninho, was sent off in the Ligue 1 clash. Surprise Nancy moved into second, nine points behind Lyon, with a 2-1 win over struggling Bordeaux on goals by Sebastien Puygrenier and Moncef Zerka.
Defending La Liga champion Barca fell to second place in Spain after being held to a 1-1 tie by Deportivo Coruna on the road on Saturday. Sevilla took the lead after goals from Frederic Kanoute and Adriano Correia gave it a 2-0 home win over Osasuna. Powerhouse Real Madrid fell to fourth place behind Real Zaragoza after it lost, 2-1, at home to Celta on Jorge's goal eight minutes from time.
Bayern Munich, last year's Bundesliga champion, and Schalke remained in a second-place tie, three points behind Werder Bremen, after they played to a 2-2 tie. Bayern came back from two goals down to earn a point thanks to goals by Andreas Ottl and Roy Makaay.
Italian power AC Milan dropped to 16th in the 20-team Serie A with a 2-0 loss to Atalanta on second-half goals by strikers Nicola Ventola and Andrea Soncin. The loss left Milan 17 points behind leaders Inter Milan and Palermo, who beat Ascoli and Sampdoria, 2-0, at home respectively.