There were plenty of Cup shocks in France where Paris St
Germain just avoiding the casualty list by beating fifth tier opponents in
stoppage time.
Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United beat
FA Cup holders Manchester City 3-2 in a dramatic third round tie in which City
played most of the match with 10 men after Vincent Kompany's early dismissal.
Chelsea, who won the cup three times in the four seasons
before City's triumph last May, beat Portsmouth 4-0 in a replay of the 2010
final, which they won 1-0.
Fourth tier Swindon town, managed by Italian Paolo Di Canio,
produced the major upset with a 2-1 win over top-flight Wigan Athletic.
Premier League Bolton Wanderers (2-2) and Queens Park
Rangers (1-1) were held to draws at fourth tier Macclesfield Town and third
tier Milton Keynes Dons respectively.
Diego Lugano saved Carlo Ancelotti's blushes on his official
debut as Paris St Germain coach with a stoppage time goal to secure a 2-1
French Cup win at fifth division Locmine on Sunday.
Ligue 1 Toulouse were less fortunate as they were knocked
out 1-0 by third division team GFCO Ajaccio in one of several upsets.
Mickael Colloredo struck two minutes into the second half
for the home side as Toulouse joined Caen, Sochaux, Lorient and Stade Brest on
the list of top flight teams eliminated by lower league opposition.
AC Milan and Juventus stayed level at the top of Serie A
after both winning away with surprise package Udinese two points behind.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic converted a first-half penalty and set up
the second goal for Kevin-Prince Boateng as defending champions Milan won 2-0
at Atalanta.
A first-half Alessandro Matri goal gave Juventus, still unbeaten
after 17 games, a 1-0 win at bottom club Lecce.
Antonio Di Natale, 34, scored twice in Udinese's 4-1 win
over Cesena and AS Roma stalwart Francesco Totti scored his first two goals of
the season, both penalties, in a 2-0 win over Chievo.
Real Madrid went five points clear of the top of La Liga as
they beat Granada 5-1 and second-placed Barcelona were held 1-1 by neighbors
Espanyol.
Karim Benzema scored twice while Sergio Ramos, Gonzalo
Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo, with his 21st of the season, shared the other
goals for Real who have 43 points from 17 games.
Cesc Fabregas gave Barcelona a 16th minute lead but Pep
Guardiola's side were pegged back by Alvaro Vazquez's equalizer four minutes
from time.
Benfica went two points clear at the top of the Portuguese
Premier League after they breezed past Uniao de Leiria 4-0.
Spanish striker Rodrigo stood out for Benfica, grabbing a
brace after fellow forward Bruno Cesar and Oscar Cardozo had already got on the
scoresheet.
Reigning champions Porto were held to a 0-0 draw at Sporting
in a lively Portuguese 'classico' in which both teams wasted several clear-cut
chances.
Benfica are now on 36 points after 14 matches, Porto have 34
and Sporting are third on 28.
