Manchester United and Chelsea pulled ahead of Arsenal while Liverpool dropped out of the running on a dramatic day of action in the race for the Premier League title on Sunday. United's 3-0 win over a Liverpool side reduced to 10 men just before halftime with the expulsion of Javier Mascherano and Chelsea's come-from-behind 2-1 win over Arsenal saw the clubs who have won the last three titles between them move ahead with seven matches to play. United has 73 points, five more than Chelsea who moved above Arsenal into second place on 68 points. Arsenal slipped back to third on 67 points.Barca closes in on Real FC Barcelona closed within four points of Real Madrid in the Spanish league, picking up a 4-1 win over Villarreal on Sunday while the defending champion lost to Valencia 3-2. Bojan Krkic scored two second-half goals and set up the other two for Barcelona. Madrid still leads the league with 62 points, followed by Barcelona with 58. Villarreal, which beat last-place Levante 2-1 is third with 56 points. Also it was, Athletic Bilbao 1, Getafe 0; Murcia 4, Espanyol 0; Racing Santander 2, Recreativo Huelva 0; Almeria 1, Zaragoza 1; Real Betis 1, Osasuna 0.Bielefeld holds Werder Werder Bremen was held to a 1-1 draw at relegation-threatened Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday in a further blow to its championship ambitions. Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich (53 points) widened its lead at the top to seven points on Saturday with its 2-1 win over third-placed Bayer Leverkusen (44), while second-placed Hamburg SV (46) was held to a 1-1 draw at VfL Wolfsburg. Werder, with just four points from its last five league matches, is fourth on 44 points. Schalke 04, who beat Hertha Berlin 2-1 on Sunday, is fifth. Easy for Celtic Champion Celtic strolled to a 3-0 win over Gretna in Sunday's Scottish Premier League clash to reduce Rangers' lead at the top of the table to just three points. Celtic has 68 points from 29 matches while leaders Rangers, who beat Hibernian 2-1 on Saturday, have 71 from 28. Bottom club Gretna has just six points from 30 matches after being deducted 10 points for entering administration.Lyon 9 points clear Olympique Lyon moved a step closer to a seventh successive Ligue 1 title with a 4-2 home win over PSG on Sunday that sent the leader nine points clear. Lyon moves on 64 points from 30 games, nine more than second-placed Girondins Bordeaux. PSG is third from bottom. __
