What a difference one week can make in football. For the full answer to that ask any Liverpool supporter. Down and out of the FA Cup thanks to a very stubborn championship side Barnsley. How many people would predict that by Tuesday they would be deserved victors over the near domestically perfect Inter Milan? A team that has yet to lose in the very tough Serie A league. A European Liverpool side seems to be miles ahead of the side that Rafa Benitez has been rotating in the premiership. The beauty of football personified : down in the dumps Saturday and flying high by Tuesday.

Another contrast is the Arsenal side who were severely outclassed 4-0 by Manchester United. Come Champions League and both teams were able to earn respectable draws in contrasting situations. Arsenal very unlucky not to score at the end after a usually prolific Adebayor could only hit the bar following a header with an open goal and 2 meters in front of him. A good result however as Milan failed to get any away goals. Manchester were persistent after going down 1-0 to an absolute quality goal from target striker Karim Benzema. The introduction of Nani and Tevez on 63 minutes sparking the path that lead to a late equalizer.

At Celtic Park fans were treated to a great game of football! Celtic who had only been beaten at home once in champions league history twice took the lead against a Barcelona side fielding the “fantastic four” for the first time since October last year. Messi turned out to again be the Catalans’ savior after snatching two goals. Thierry Henry scored a delightful curling effort to leave The Scottish side the mamoth task of winning by two clear goals in Spain.

Elsewhere the Champions Leagues’ younger less attractive sibling the Uefa Cup provided some good football. An ever improving Everton side were able to thrash SK Braan 6-1. The return of Yakabu from AFCON duty signaled a great attacking display and the Nigerian striker bagged his second hat-trick of the season. Bolton also continued to show positive signs overcoming Spanish heavyweights Atletico Madrid with a 1-0 aggregate after holding them to a 0-0 draw in Spain.

Spanish giants Real Madrid will not look back on this week favorably after losing to both Real Betis and Roma away. The two losses give others hope after Ronaldinho sealed a victory for Barcelona on Saturday leaving Barca 5 points adrift of the summit. Manchester United are in the same position with 5 points separating them and Arsenal with 12 games left. The premiership returns this weekend and the drama rolls on!