Real beat Barca, City cut United's lead
LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - Real Madrid beat old foes Barcelona to close in on their first La Liga title in four years but the championship race in England was thrown open by Man- chester United drawing 4-4 at home with Everton.
The slip-up allowed next oppo- nents Manchester City to cut the gap at the top to three points with a 2-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers,
who were relegated.
LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - Real Madrid beat old foes Barcelona to close in on their first La Liga title in four years but the championship race in England was thrown open by Manchester United drawing 4-4 at home with Everton.
The slip-up allowed next opponents Manchester City to cut the gap at the top to three points with a 2-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers, who were relegated.
Borussia Dortmund sealed their second straight Bundesliga title while controversy reigned in Italy and Switzerland. Real Madrid have one hand on the La Liga trophy after Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stunning winner in a 2-1 victory at Barcelona that stretched their lead at the top to seven points with four games left.
The Portuguese forward's 73rd-minute strike from Mesut Ozil's superb assist secured the win his coach and compatriot Jose Mourinho had sought in vain in eight previous trips to the Nou Camp with Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real.
A rare Sami Khedira goal had given his side an early lead on a damp night in the Catalan capital before Alexis Sanchez came off the bench to snatch a 70th-mi- nute equaliser that briefly lifted the home side before Ronaldo's decisive strike.
Ronaldo extended his La Liga record tally for the season to 42, one more than Barca forward and World Player of the Year Lionel Messi.