Liverpool Beat City, Barcelona Lose Again, Diego Costa Mooned And Misses, Arsenal Win On Penalties, USA Hotlist, Hillsborough

Whew! Another weekend of insanely entertaining action. Yesterday's mega-clash between Liverpool and Manchester City lived up to the hype with Liverpool eventually winning 3-2 and reducing Steven Gerrard to tears of joy. Elsewhere, Spurs enjoyed another comeback to snatch a draw, the Barcelona crisis deepened, Hull City will face Arsenal in the FA Cup final, John Terry asked for a red card for his opponent and got it as Chelsea won at Swansea, Clint Dempsey continues to hit the back of the net for Seattle, Bayern Munich lost again, Atlético Madrid won as Diego Costa scored, got mooned, missed a penalty, and cut his leg (looks like he'll be OK), and Fiorentina, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Roma, and Napoli all won in Italy. Let's roll with the action in England and Wales:

10 Talking Points From The Weekend

Weekend Talking Points

Five Thoughts

Andy Hunter: Five Talking Points From Anfield

Richard Jolly: Three Things: Liverpool vs. Manchester City

Barney Ronay: Liverpool thrill on sombre weekend

Michael Cox: Sterling sparkles in midfield diamond.

West Brom 3-3 Tottenham: Peter Lansley at The Hawthorns

Swansea City 0-1 Chelsea: Stuart James at the Liberty Stadium

Miguel Delaney: Three Things: Swansea vs. Chelsea

Phil McNulty: Arsenal celebrations at beating Wigan a sign of the times

Amy Lawrence: A day in the strife of Arsenal manager's torture chamber

Hull City 5-3 Sheffield United: Jacob Steinberg at Wembley

Team of the Weekend

Garth Crooks's Team of the Week

We told you it was a big weekend. The picture is now a bit clearer in terms of the relegation watch: Who's safe and who's not?

ESPN's 30 for 30 series has been intensely enjoyable and informative, and it looks like that trend is set to continue with tomorrow's premier of Hillsborough. As we noted last week, it's been 25 years since the disaster, and the search for justice continues.

The FA Cup used to be the biggest prize in English football. This is no longer the case, nor will it ever again. There are, however, ways in which it could be improved. Here are eight ways to reinvent the FA Cup.

So Barcelona lost at Grenada. According Francesc Tomas, they are a club teetering on the brink of chaos. Meanwhile, it's butt chaos as Diego Costa misses whilst being mooned:

In Italy, it was Goals! Red Cards! Goals! We cannot resist. Here's a complete European Review.

Team USA Hotlist! Hot = Clint Dempsey. Not = Omar Gonzalez.

Yaya Toure is a pretty damn fine footballer. Here, he talks about his career.

We're done talking.

Onward!!

-SSN