Both Premier League leader Manchester United and second-place Chelsea rallied to force replays in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup.
Manchester United drew, 2-2, at Middlesbrough thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo's tying goal on a 68th-minute penalty. Lee Cattermole and George Boateng scored for Middlesbrough on either side of halftime after Wayne Rooney had given United the lead.
Chelsea looked set to fall to Tottenham at home for the first time in 17 years when it trailed, 3-1, at halftime, but the Blues rallied to earn a 3-3 tie thanks to goals by Frank Lampard, his second of the game, and Salomon Kalou on a late volley. Spurs scored on goals by Dimitar Berbatov and Hossam Ghaly and an own goal from Michael Essien.
Goals by Aaron Mokoena and Matt Derbyshire gave Blackburn a 2-0 win over Manchester City, while Watford beat Plymouth, 1-0 thanks to a goal by French striker Hameur Bouazza.
GERMANY. Leader Schalke 04 continues to show no desire to hold its lead in the Bundesliga, but it got a break when its three closest challengers all failed to win. Schalke was held to a 1-1 tie at Hannover 96 for its fourth game in a row without a win but kept a three-point cushion as second-place Werder Bremen and fourth-place Bayern Munich played to a 1-1 tie, and third-place Stuttgart was held to a 0-0 tie by Wolfsburg at home.
ITALY. First-place Inter Milan remained unbeaten in 27 Serie A games this season with a 2-1 win over city rival AC Milan. Julio Cruz and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored for Inter after former Inter striker Ronaldo put Milan ahead. Inter remained 16 points ahead of Roma, a 3-1 winner over Udinese.
SCOTLAND. Rangers handed archrival Celtic its first loss at home in almost a year and a half as it won, 1-0, on a spectacular scissors kick by defender Ugo Ehiogu in the second half. Celtic, which dominated much of the Old Firm derby, still leads Rangers by 16 points in the Premier League.