Portugal

Sporting Lisbon climbed to sixth place in Portugal’s Liga Sagres thanks to a 3-2 home win over Moreirense on Saturday.|

The result moved Sporting into sixth place, just one point behind Maritimo, who were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Pacos de Ferreira on Friday, while Moreirense are in 14th place, just one point clear of the relegation zone.|

Benfica played out a 2-2 draw with title rivals Porto while Vitoria Setubal thumped Moreirense 5-0 in the Liga Sagres on Sunday.|

Sporting Lisbon climbed to sixth place in Portugal's Liga Sagres thanks to a 3-2 home win over Moreirense on Saturday.|

For the rest, survival is the name of the game. Pacos de Ferreira look short on firepower now leading striker Paraguayan Lorenzo Melgarejo has returned to Benfica following a spell on loan. Gil Vicente, Vitoria Setubal, Beira-Mar and Rio Ave have all the limitations expected of shoestring clubs, as do promoted Estoril and Moreirense. Estoril are banking on one last hurrah from ex-Benfica, Porto, Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain midfield starlet Hugo Leal, while in only their fourth season of top-flight football Moreirense will be looking to new Brazilian striker Pedro Beda for salvation.|

andwent the distance for Tijuana as the Xolos, winners of the Torneo Apertura, beat Leon, 1-0, to open the Liga MX's Torneo Clausura in Mexico with two wins in two games. started for Santos in its 2-0 win over Guadalajara. Americans were winless in the English Premier League. In Italy, 's Roma dropped its second game since returning from Florida when it fell at Catania, 1-0. (90 minutes), Stoke City, 0-4 vs. Chelsea (sub: 22 minutes), Tottenham, 0-0 at Queen's Park Rangers Maurice Edu (did not dress), Stoke City, 0-4 vs. Chelsea Brad Friedel (did not play), Tottenham, 0-0 at Queen's Park Rangers (90 minutes), Aston Villa, 0-1 vs. Southampton (90 minutes), Everton, 0-0 vs. Swansea City Eric Lichaj (did not play), Aston Villa, 0-1 vs. Southampton Sebastian Lletget (did not dress), West Ham United, 0-2 at Sunderland Conor Doyle (did not dress), Derby County, 1-2 vs. Brighton & Hove Albion Stuart Holden (did not dress), Bolton Wanderers, 1-1 vs. Millwall Will Packwood (did not dress), Birmingham City, 2-0 at Huddersfield Town (90 minutes), Bolton Wanderers, 1-1 vs. Millwall (sub: 45 minutes, 1 yellow card), Birmingham City, 2-0 at Huddersfield Town Zak Whitbread (did not dress), Leicester City, 4-0 at Bristol City (90 minutes), Roma, 0-1 at Catania Isaac Acuna (did not dress), Atlante, 1-3 vs. Tigres (68 minutes), Puebla, 1-1 vs. Toluca Jonathan Bornstein (did not play), Tigres, 3-1 at Atlante (90 minutes, 1 yellow card), Tijuana, 1-0 vs. Leon (90 minutes), Tijuana, 1-0 vs. Leon Greg Garza (did not dress), Tijuana, 1-0 vs. Leon (88 minutes), Santos, 2-0 vs. Guadalajara Benji Joya (did not dress), Santos, 2-0 vs. Guadalajara (90 minutes), Puebla, 1-1 vs. Toluca Jose Torres (did not dress), Tigres, 3-1 at Atlante Arturo Alvarez (did not play), Pacos de Ferreira, 1-0 vs. Academica de Coimbra Sergio Duarte (did not dress), Nacional, 3-2 vs. Braga Caleb Patterson-Sewell (did not play), Vitoria Setubal, 5-0 vs. Moreirense Tony Taylor, Estoril, vs. Beira Mar (Monday) Oguchi Onyewu (did not play), Malaga, vs. Barcelona Carlos Bocanegra (did not dress), Racing Santander, 2-0 vs. Hercules Note: Bocanegra only returned to training on Thursday after visa issues kept him out of the country.|