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Europe wrap up
ENGLAND
Arsenal went top of the premier league for the first time since October 2004, when they came from behind to beat arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 in an outstanding north London derby. Spurs took the lead with a Gareth Bale free kick in
the 15th minute, but Arsenal replied with second-half goals from Emmanuel Adebayor, who scored twice, and Cesc Fabregas.
Manchester City moved up to second place yesterday with a 1-0 win over Aston Villa - teenager Michael Johnson scoring the goal. They are a point behind Arsenal and have played a game more.
Liverpool slipped from first to third after a 0-0 draw at Portsmouth, where goalkeeper Pepe Reina saved a penalty from Nigeria striker Nwankwo Kanu.
Champions Manchester United won 1-0 at Everton, Nemanja Vidic scoring with a late header, while Chelsea were held to a 0-0 home draw by Blackburn Rovers after what looked a valid goal from Ivorian striker Salomon Kalou was ruled offside. Liverpool, United and Chelsea are two points off the lead.
ITALY
As Roma went two points clear at the top of Serie A after Juan and Francesco Totti scored in a 2-0 victory at Reggina, their third win out of three this season. Juventus, who had won their last two league games, lost 1-0 at home to Udinese with striker Antonio Di Natale nodding in after halftime to add to the double he got for Italy in midweek.
Injury-hit champions Inter Milan moved up to second after grinding out a 2-0 home win over Catania thanks to decisive finishes from Hernan Crespo and Cesar.
GERMANY
The Bundesliga was left bunched at the top as Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Schalke 04.
Schalke's Ivan Rakitic beat Oliver Kahn with a low shot in the 36th minute, and it needed a Miroslav Klose header to preserve Bayern's unbeaten start.
Werder Bremen suffered a shock 3-0 loss at Borussia Dortmund but there were signs of improvement from VfB Stuttgart, the champions winning 3-0 at home to Energie Cottbus.
With five games played, Bayern are one point ahead of Arminia Bielefeld, 4-2 winners over visitors Hansa Rostock, and Eintracht, who beat Hamburg 2-1 in Frankfurt.
FRANCE
A Karim Benzema hat-trick gave Olympique Lyon a 5-1 win at Metz as the six-time French champions clinched a fourth consecutive Ligue 1 victory to move into second place.
Lyon have 15 points from seven matches. Alain Perrin's side trail leaders Nancy by a point after the Lorraine side slumped to a 1-0 loss at RC Lens.
Olympique Marseille lost 2-1 to Toulouse at the Stade Velodrome. Marseille have yet to win at home this season. Stade Rennes rose to fourth after an Etienne Didot free kick secured a 1-0 win in the Breton derby.
NETHERLANDS
Two goals from Canadian Jonathan de Guzman steered Feyenoord to a 3-1 win at Roda JC Kerkrade and top spot.
Feyenoord have a maximum 12 points, two points above Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven, who had 1-0 wins at Heracles Almelo and at home to Vitesse Arnhem respectively.
- Reuters
