Manchester United have easily survived the first of two hurdles for the English Premiership titiel, as West Ham United were pushed aside 4-1 at Old Trafford.

Celtic moved eight points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 victory away to Motherwell on Saturday.

Cristiano Ronaldo´s 39th and 40th goals of the season helped Manchester United to a 4-1 win over West Ham that leaves Alex Ferguson´s side on the brink of retaining the Premier League title.

Bayern Munich president and German World Cup winner as player and coach Franz Beckenbauer on Saturday slammed the club´s current crop as "joggers" after their UEFA Cup semi-final slaughter in St Petersburg.

A Cristiano Ronaldo double helped Manchester United coast to a 4-1 win over West Ham that leaves them on the brink of retaining the Premier League title.

Reading move into the Premiership relegation zone after a small defeat by Tottenham Hotspur at home.

Middlesbrough are save from relegation following a 2-0 win over Portsmouth, who in turn suffered a big blow in their battle for UEFA Cup football.

Aston Villa failed to secure a spot in next year's UEFA Cup, as the Birmingham outfit crashed to a 0-2 defeat by Wigan.

Fulham may have done themselves an enormous favour today by beating Birmingham City 2-0 in a relegation battle.

Blackburn Rovers move into seventh place in the Premiership following a 3-1 win over Derby County.

Middlesbrough ended their lingering relegation fears on Saturday at the Riverside with a 2-0 win over FA Cup finalists Portsmouth courtesy of goals in either half from Chris Riggott and Tuncay.

Robbie Keane´s first-half goal left Reading in the bottom three of the Premier League and staring relegation in the face.

Ecuadorian winger Antonio Valencia struck a second-half double to secure a shock win over Aston Villa that ensures Wigan will be playing top flight football again next season.

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insists now only a miracle will prevent Bayern Munich being crowned Bundesliga winners as they need just a point at VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday to be German champions for the 21st time.

Derby earned the unwanted tag of the worst team in Premier League history as Paul Jewell´s side slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Blackburn on Saturday.

Fulham kept their remarkable survival bid on course with a priceless 2-0 victory over fellow strugglers Birmingham on Saturday.

Bolton Wanderers have practically avoided relegation, having beaten Sunderland 2-0 on Saturday.

French league minnows Nice held Lyon to a scoreless draw on Saturday to boost Bordeaux´s hopes of causing a late championship upset.

The Serie B match between Treviso and Grosseto was suspended after twenty minutes, following a suicide attempt just outside the stadium.

Bolton edged closer to securing their Premier League survival after Gary Megson´s side beat Sunderland 2-0 on Saturday.