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Barcelona extend lead; Roma set record
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-02-27 08:47

They are 10 points ahead of second-placed AC Milan, who won 2-0 at Palermo. Inter Milan lie third on 58 points after a 3-1 victory over Udinese.

AS Roma set a record of 11 consecutive Serie A wins when goals by Rodrigo Taddei and Alberto Aquilani secured a 2-0 triumph over city rivals Lazio.

Roma's run of victories eclipsed the previous best of 10 in a row held jointly by Juventus (1931-32), AC Milan (1950-51) and Bologna (1963-64). The derby win kept Roma fourth in the table with 54 points. - - - -

ENGLAND

Frank Lampard steered Chelsea to a 2-0 win over Portsmouth while Arsenal's Champions League hopes for next season suffered a body blow with a 1-0 defeat at Blackburn Rovers.

England midfielder Lampard slotted home the breakthrough goal for the champions at Stamford Bridge after 65 minutes and Dutch winger Arjen Robben made sure of the points in the 78th.

Chelsea are now 15 points clear. Liverpool's Australian midfielder Harry Kewell got the only goal against Manchester City in the 40th minute.

With United busy winning the League Cup final 4-0 against Wigan Athletic, Liverpool moved alongside them on 54 points.

Arsenal failed to close the five-point gap on Tottenham Hotspur in the race for next season's Champions League after Norway's Morten Gamst Pedersen got the only goal at Ewood Park.

The Gunners are now seventh behind Blackburn and Bolton Wanderers, who beat Fulham 2-1.

GERMANY

Bayern Munich crushed Eintracht Frankfurt 5-2 and top the table with 58 points from 23 matches.

Werder Bremen moved ahead of Hamburg SV into second on 49 points with a 2-0 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach.
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