Both Manchester United and Chelsea got scares before winning on Saturday and remain separated by six points at the top of the English Premier League.
United was trailing 1-0 at halftime against Blackburn Rovers before goals from Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick, Park Ji-Sung and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sealed a 4-1 win.
Chelsea kicked off later on Saturday and looked to have virtually handed the title to United when it was tied with last-place Watford in stoppage time. But striker Salomon Kalou then headed to give the Blues a 1-0 win and keep them alive.
In the battle for third place, Liverpool crushed Arsenal, 4-1, thanks to Peter Crouch's hat trick.
Elsewhere …
FRANCE. Bordeaux won the first French trophy of the season, capturing the League Cup with a 1-0 victory Lyon on Henrique's header in the last minute of the game. Struggling Paris St. Germain moved out of the Ligue 1 relegation zone with a 2-1 victory at second-place Lens thanks to goals by winger Amara Diane and defender Sylvain Armand.
GERMANY. The Bundesliga race tightened as defending champion Bayern Munich beat leader Schalke 04, 2-0, on goals by Roy Makaay — his 100th goal since signing for Bayern in 2003 — and Hasan Salihamidzic. With seven games to play, Schalke has 53 points and is followed by Werder Bremen with 51, Stuttgart with 49 and Bayern with 47.
ITALY. Inter Milan beat Parma, 2-0, to extend its lead at the top of Serie A to 20 points. AC Milan slipped to sixth place after it had to settle for a 1-1 draw against second-place Roma.
NETHERLANDS. Ajax moved to within three points of leader PSV with four games remaining thanks to a 3-0 win over Heracles with a double by Klaas Jan Huntelaar and a goal by Wesley Sneijder. PSV was held to a 1-1 tie by NAC.