Manchester United FC went top after beating Wolverhampton Wanderers FC courtesy of Paul Scholes' 100th Premier League goal and Arsenal FC defeated Burnley FC 3-1.

A goal from Rafael van der Vaart two minutes into added time earned Real Madrid CF a dramatic 3-2 victory over Sevilla FC which lifted Los Merengues above FC Barcelona at the Liga summit.

There was nothing to separate AS Roma and AC Milan as the pair drew 0-0 at the Stadio Olimpico, although there were goals in Florence, where Juventus defeated ACF Fiorentina 2-1.

Carlos Tevéz and Craig Bellamy both scored twice as Manchester City FC ended nine-man Chelsea FC's 37-match unbeaten run at Stamford Bridge with a 4-2 victory which lifted them up to fourth in the Premier League.

Diego Milito and Esteban Cambiasso scored to earn José Mourinho's current employers a narrow advantage against his former club.

VfB Stuttgart gave holders FC Barcelona a real test but were denied a lead to take to the Camp Nou for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League first knockout round tie.

Chelsea FC took advantage of Manchester United FC's 3-1 loss at Everton by winning 2-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers FC to open up a four-point lead at the Premier League summit.

Wayne Rooney struck twice as Sir Alex Ferguson's side recovered from an early setback to take a decisive advantage in this tie.

The knowledge that Chelsea FC had knocked them off the Premier League summit did little to curb Manchester United FC celebrations after booking a League Cup final place on a night of knockout woe for Olympique Lyonnais and AC Milan.

The much-anticipated Milan derby did not disappoint as nine-man FC Internazionale Milano put their resurgent city rivals back in their place, while Wayne Rooney engineered a change at the top in England, as uefa.com recaps in this look back at the weekend action.

Goran Pandev scored his first goal since rejoining FC Internazionale Milano as the Nerazzurri recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2 with AS Bari in a game which featured three penalties.

Chelsea FC reaffirmed their Premier League title credentials with a crushing 7-2 home win against Sunderland AFC, a victory which consolidated their one-point lead over a Manchester United FC team who overcame Burnley FC 3-0.

FC Barcelona assumed a five-point lead at the Liga summit with a 4-0 victory over their Copa del Rey conquerors Sevilla FC that followed a 1-0 defeat at Athletic Club for nearest rivals Real Madrid CF.

FC Barcelona dropped their first home points of the season when they were held 1-1 by Villarreal CF while Valencia CF and Club Atlético de Madrid profited from added-time goals in the other Liga matches played on Saturday.

Italian Serie A leaders Inter Milan were held to a 1-1 draw at Atalanta, while their arch-rivals AC Milan fell into a humbled 2-0 defeat at home by Palermo on Sunday.

The 32 teams participating at next year's FIFA World Cup™ finals discovered their fate this evening when the Final Draw for South Africa 2010 took place in Cape Town.

FC Internazionale Milano lead Juventus by five points at the top of Serie A after drawing 1-1 with AS Roma but are now looking over their shoulder at city rivals AC Milan, who beat S.S Lazio 2-1 to go third and extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to eight games.

Captain John Terry scored the decisive goal as Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea FC beat Manchester United FC 1-0 to pull five points clear of both the titleholders and Arsenal FC at the Premier League summit.

Three games, three wins and still to concede a goal. Chelsea FC may have encountered some difficult waters in the Premier League but in the UEFA Champions League they are once again making serene progress through the group stage as Club Atlético de Madrid found to their cost at Stamford Bridge....

Real Madrid CF and AC Milan played out a UEFA Champions League classic as the Serie A side recovered from Dida's early error to breathe life into their Group C campaign with a 3-2 win.