Yaya Toure's scored after 43 minutes was enough to give the Catalan outfit a narrow win and a 2-0 aggregate triumph over a German side who dominated much of the first half.
English Premier League Highlight Video 12/04/08
Birmingham 1 - 1 Everton
Reading 0 - 2 Fulham
Bolton 1 - 0 West Ham
Sunderland 1 - 2 Man City
Premier League Video Highlight Liverpool vs Blackburn
Liverpool 3 - 1 Blackburn
Steven Gerrard scored against Blackburn to banish the flak surrounding Anfield and their American owner Tom Hicks. Gerrard provided a great cross for Fernando Torres to net his 22nd in the Premier League. Andriy Voronin and Roque Santa Cruz then netted late on to make the score 3-1.
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Full Time: Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Man Utd
Manchester United had to rely on a 74th minute goal from Wayne Rooney to earn a 2-2 at Middlesbrough. Cristiano Ronaldo put the visitors in front before Afonso Alves bagged a brace either side of the break.
But United came back strongly and Rooney equalised but it's a result which gives Chelsea renewed hope of the title.
Yaya Toure's scored after 43 minutes was enough to give the Catalan outfit a narrow win and a 2-0 aggregate triumph over a German side who dominated much of the first half.
The Argentina striker put the game out of Roma's reach by scoring in the 70th minute at Old Trafford to ensure the match was beyond Roma.
Sevilla FC 2-0 Villarreal
Villarreal's dreams of winning the Primera Liga title suffered a setback on Sunday when they were beaten 2-0 at Sevilla.
La Liga top scorer Luis Fabiano broke the deadlock in the 18th minute before Fredi Kanoute sealed the victory three minutes from time with a penalty.
Arsenal were once again left frustrated by Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium as a 1-1 draw dealt a near fatal blow to their fading Barclays Premier League title hopes.
Recalled striker Peter Crouch gave Liverpool the lead at the end of the first half, with Nicklas Bendtner levelling on 53 minutes.
Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney put Manchester United firmly in the driving seat going into the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Roma.
Ronaldo made the breakthrough with his 36th goal of the campaign to leave the Italians stunned.
Then to heap more misery on the Italian title-chasers Wayne Rooney extended United's lead in the second half after a defensive mix-up in the six-yard box.
Barcelona took a significant step towards the semi-finals of the Champions League with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Schalke in Gelsenkirchen.
Bojan Krkic scored the only goal of the game in the 12th minute, earning Frank Rijkaard's side an important away goal on top of the slender lead they take into the second leg.
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