Manchester United is leading comfortable in English premier league. Liverpool working hard to keep space with them. But their two victories, 2-0 against Chelsea and 3-2 against Portsmouth just allowing them to be in second place. Aston Villa is surprising now. They moved to third place with 51 points. Chelsea is slipping day by day. They played a dull 0-0 with Hull. Arsenal also slipped further when they played 0-0 with Tottenham. The relegation battle is very much on and still 8 eight teams fighting to save relegation. This battle will be more intense than the Championship fight which now includes Aston Villa.
In Italy, Inter Milan is running away with the title. They are now 8 points away from second place AC Milan. AC Milan drew 1-1 with bottom place Reggina at home. Inter Milan defeated Lecce 3-0. Juventus can cut the lead to seven points when they play Catania today. AC Milan will face Inter Milan next week. But AC Milan's Brazilian playmaker Kaka will miss next weekend's Milan derby after picking up a foot injury. This is a real blow for them.
In Spain, Barcelona is leading by 9 points. They can make to 12 when they play Sporting Gijon today. Real Madrid defeated Racing Santander 1-0 but third placed Seville slipped further when they lost 1-2 Real Betis.
In Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim drew with Borussia M'gladbach 1-1 to drop two more points. Second placed Hertha Berlin also dropped points when they drew 1-1 with Arminia Bielefeld. Third placed Hamburg lost to Karlsruhe 2-3. These results will help Bayern Munich who can move to second place when they play Borussia Dortmund.
