United and Chelsea both won, setting up an exciting finish with both clubs level on 84 points with one game remaining. Man U have the edge on goal difference, and therefore know that a win will clinch the title for a second year in a row.
The smart money has to be on Man U, but credit to Chelsea for taking this to the wire and making United sweat. A month ago all the focus was on the Arsenal-United race, and with Arsenal's fade has come Chelsea's rise, and they're now in striking distance of of a historic title theft from the holders.
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In the superclasico in Argentina, Boca Juniors defeated archrival River Plate, 1-0 at La Bombonera in La Boca, Buenos Aires. The two giants of Argentine football are locked in a close race with emerging giant Estudiantes La Plata for the '08 Clausura title. Any time both Boca and River are in contention for a crown, the Argentine domestic league is all the more compelling. And traditionally, this is always the case, but in recent years we've witnessed the rise of other challengers to the Boca-River stranglehold on AFA dominance. Estudiantes, Lanus, and San Lorenzo have each claimed championships more recently than either Boca or River. Now that the two glamour clubs seem to back in great form though, the race for the Clausura will be all the more interesting and dramatic to follow.
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