Madrid  - Barcelona took another step towards the Spanish title on Saturday, with a tight 1-0 win away to midtable Valladolid on a goal from league top scorer Samuel Eto'o.

Eto'o struck five minutes before half-time in Valladolid, with his 26th Liga goal. He played a classy one-two with Xavi and made it 1-0 with a calm lob.

Barca coach Josep Guardiola decided to give Lionel Messi, Dani Alves and Thierry Henry a welcome rest after their national team exertions.

London  - Israeli substitute Yossi Benayoun scored a dramatic injury time winner for Liverpool that lifted his side to the top of the Premier League on Saturday with a 1-0 victory at Fulham.

Benayoun's strike from close range took Liverpool to 67 points - two more than Manchester United, who have two games in hand though and could move back to the top on Sunday with a victory against Aston Villa.

Hamburg - Edin Dzeko and attacking partner Grafite were on fire again with two goals each as VfL Wolfsburg hammered Bayern Munich 5-1 for the Bundesliga lead on Saturday.

The Bosnia forward Dzeko broke a 1-1 tie with his strikes in the 63rd and 65th minute for a season tally of 15 and Brazil's Grafite did his share in in the 74th and 77th - the latter with an amazing back-heeler - to become league top scorer with 20 goals.

Wolfsburg moved atop the standings with their eighth straight victory and because Hertha Berlin crashed 3-1 at home against Borussia Dortmund.

London  - Chelsea ruined Alan Shearer's debut as Newcastle United manager with a 2-0 win at St James's Park on Saturday to keep their league title hopes alive.

Goals from Frank Lampard and Florent Malouda moved Chelsea to second on goal difference from Liverpool, who can go top above Manchester United if they win at Fulham later on Saturday.

Newcastle remain in deep trouble, third from bottom and three points from safety, while bottom side West Bromwich Albion look doomed after they were beaten 2-0 at home by fellow strugglers Stoke City.

Hamburg  - Edin Dzeko and attacking partner Grafite were on fire with two goals each as VfL Wolfsburg hammered Bayern Munich 5-1 for the Bundesliga lead on Saturday.

The Bosnia forward Dzeko broke a 1-1 tie with his strikes in the 63rd and 65th minute and Grafite did his share in the 74th and 77th as Wolfsburg moved atop the standings with the victory and because Hertha Berlin crashed 3-1 at home against Borussia Dortmund.

London, Apr. 4: Manchester United have played down reports of Spanish football club Real Madrid offering 75 million pounds for Portuguese star striker Cristiano Ronaldo.

Sources at Old Trafford insisted last night that there was no substance to the claims, in line with the club''s public stance that Ronaldo, under contract until 2012, will not be leaving Manchester in the near future.