Chelsea maintains their lead in the English Premier League (EPL) after 1-1 draw against fourth-place Southampton while second-place Manchester City and third-place Manchester United fail to make up ground in the standings. Arsenal managed to creep into the top five with a key victory on the road against West Ham United.
Making his second start of the season, Colombian striker Radamel Falcao, on loan from French Ligue 1 club AS Monaco, scored his second goal of the season for Manchester United, bailing them out after falling behind to Aston Villa on Saturday.
Manchester City, playing without Yaya Toure, Vincent Kompany and English Premier League (EPL) leading scorer Sergio Aguero, managed to defy the odds, defeating Series A club AS Roma to advance to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. Luis Suarez helped Barcelona beat PSG with an assist to Lionel Messi -- scoring his 75th career Champions League, three ahead of Cristiano Ronald on the all-time scorers list -- and scoring his first goal with the Catalan club since his transfer from Liverpool.
With both teams looking to catch Chelsea in the standings, Manchester City thumps Southampton 3-0 to move to second place in the standings. In other EPL Sunday action, Roberto Soldado, who had not scored a goal since September, nailed the game-winner for Tottenham Hotspurs for the victory over Tim Howard and Everton.
After scoring a hat-trick to break Spain's La Liga all-time scoring record against Sevilla over the weekend, Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick on Wednesday against Cyrus champion APOEL FC on Tuesday to surpass Raul's all-time scorers record in UEFA Champions League history.
Manchester United defeated Arsenal 2-1 despite only two shots-on-target, Crystal Palace moves out of the relegation zone at the expense of Liverpool, and defending champions Manchester City tries to keep pace with league leader Chelsea -- who rolled over West Bromwich Albion.
English Premier League (EPL) Chelsea added to Liverpool's woes, defeating them 2-1 on Sunday while Sergio Aguero had to play the role to eke out a draw against QPR. Meanwhile, Southampton continues their surprise running, going into the international break in second place in the EPL, four points behind Chelsea.
Lionel Messi made history when he scored his 70th and 71st career UEFA Champions League goals helping Barcelona beat Ajax Amsterdam 2-0, helping the Spanish club advance into the Round of 16. Barcelona will be joined by Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, Ligue 1 champs Paris Saint-Germain and Primeira Liga club Porto in the next phase of the tournament.
Robin van Persies late goal in stoppage time helped Manchester United salvage a point at Old Trafford to eke out a 1-1 draw against English Premier League table leader Chelsea, playing without their lead scorer Diego Costa.
Chelsea keeps their five point lead over defending English Premier League (EPL) defending champions Manchester City despite Diego Costa sitting the game with an injury while Arsenal needed Danny Welback's heroics to pull off a draw against Hull City.
Manchester City, which recently won their second English Premier League (EPL) title in three years, has accepted UEFA's sanctions - including a €60 million ($82,056,000 USD).
