Football Boots - European Round Up - 23/02/10

After a rare loss last week, Barcelona returned to winning ways hitting four goals past Racing Santander, with Andres Iniesta opening the scoring. But Real Madrid have kept within two points after demolishing Villarreal 6-2 at the Bernabeu.

In other results, third-placed Sevilla came from a goal down against Mallorca to secure a 3-1 victory, and Deportivo La Coruna saw off bottom-of-the-table Xerez, who look doomed for the drop!

Featured Player - Andres Iniesta

The top two teams Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich, both drew at the weekend to remain level on points. Bayer Leverkusen sit in first place thanks to goal difference, but were gutted to be denied three points after Werder Bremen scored a 90th minute equaliser.

Bayern Munich played out a 1-1 stalemate at Nurnberg, whilst third-placed Schalke were shocked to be defeated by Wolfsburg, who recorded their first win in 11 attempts! Borussia Dortmund defeated Hannover, while four goals from Cacau helped Stuttgart beat Cologne.

Featured Player - Eren Derdiyok

Both AC Milan and Roma have closed the gap on the league leaders, after Inter Milan's third draw on the spin. Jose Mourinho's men unable to find a way past Sampdoria and finished the game with nine men!

Thanks to Mirko Vucinic's early strike Roma are just five points behind, and their 1-0 defeat of Catania was their seventh victory in a row. AC Milan were 2-0 victors at Bari while Juventus climbed to fourth thanks to a 2-1 success at Bologna.

Featured Player - Mirko Vucinic

Montpellier missed out on the chance to move level on points with leaders Bordeaux, who were victorious in French Cup action, after they were beaten 1-0 by St Etienne. Which has allowed third-placed Lille to move within one point, who were 2-1 winners over Rennes thanks to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's late goal.

Elsewhere, Michel Bastos bagged a hat-trick in Lyon's 4-0 triumph over Sochaux while Mamadou Niang also scored a trio of goals as Marseille defeated Nancy 3-1.

Featured Player - Michel Bastos