Real Madrid edges closer, Roma back on top

[EUROPEAN RACES] Real Madrid got goals from Cristiano Ronaldo (his 20th of the season) and Gonzalo Higuain (25th) to beat Valencia 2-0 and move to within a point of leader Barcelona in Spain’s La Liga. Montenegrin Mirko Vucinic scoredtwice as Roma retook the lead in Italy’s Serie A with a 2-1 win in the Rome derby against Lazio. Arsenal’s title hopes faded when it blew a 2-0 lead in the last 10 minutes and lost at Wigan,3-2. For a look at the major European races …