Flakey Arsenal pay penalty again, Chelsea go 2nd & El Clasico just got Real

Arsenal's title challenge suffered another major blow when they were held again 3-3 in the North London derby this morning. Arsenal threw away the chance to put themselves back in the Premier League title race . Arsenal had raced of to a 3-1 lead after Theo Walcott, Samir Nasri and Robin van Persie all struck in the first half, with Rafael van der Vaart notching for the home side.

But a 20-yard screamer from Tom Huddlestone before the break and a 70th-minute penalty from Van der Vaart ensured that Spurs picked up a point, meaning Arsenal dropped to third, six points behind league leaders Manchester United. It got worse for Arsenal as Chelsea overtook them into 2ND place on the table on goal difference after they beat birmingham city 3-1.

Ancelotti again left British record signing Fernando Torres and Chelsea showed he is better filling up the water on the bench then being out on the field as they scored some early goals. After beating West Bromwich Albion 3-1 on Sunday, Carlo Ancelotti's side avenged their 1-0 loss against Birmingham earlier this season to revive belief they can retain the title. The Blues took the lead in the third minute when Ferreira's cross was flicked on by Drogba and Malouda pounced to poke home from close-range. Kalou justified his inclusion as he scored with a sensational strike that saw him beat two Birmingham defenders before drilling an unstoppable shot past Ben Foster in the 26th minute. Malouda wrapped the game up with a 2ND before Birmingham city got a late goal.

Real Madrid finally beat Barcelona and won the Copa del rey(Kings Cup) and secured their first trophy since 2008. Real had the better of the first half before Barcelona took control but they were unable to find a way through. Finally, in extra-time, Ronaldo broke the deadlock with powerful header. Now there still remain two more mouth-watering matches between the rivals in the Champions League Semi-finals on April 28 and May 4. Real Manager Jose Mourinho has now won 4 domestic cups in 4 different countries after victories with FC Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and now Madrid.

In Other football news AC Milan drew 2-2 with Palermo in their Coppa Italia semi-final. Palermo will hold the upper hand heading into the 2ND leg after they scored 2 away goals. In the other semi final Inter Milan won 1-0 in their 1st leg with Roma and will be favourites to wrap the match up when they play at the San Siro in the 2ND leg.