Defending champion Manchester United overcame archrival Manchester City to reach the League Cup final, but was toppled from the English Premier League summit by Chelsea Wednesday. Wayne Rooney scored in stoppage time to prevent the Manchester derby going into extra time, clinching a 3-1 victory at Old Trafford to send United through 4-3 on aggregate. But in London, Frank Lampard scored twice as Chelsea cruised to a 3-0 victory over Birmingham to go a point ahead of United in the title race. Arsenal was a further point adrift in third after being held to 0-0 at seventh-place Villa, which moved four points clear of crosstown rival Birmingham. The focus of the night was on England's second-tier knockout competition, and second-half goals from Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick looked to have clinched a spot in the final for Alex Ferguson's side after overturning the 2-1 first-leg deficit. But Carlos Tevez volleyed past former United teammate Edwin van der Sar in the 76th minute to level the semifinal at 3-3 on aggregate. With away goals not counting until extra time, another 30 minutes was looming until Rooney headed past Shay Given in the second minute of stoppage time. It was a good night for American Landon Donovan, who scored his first goal for Everton since arriving on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy as the Liverpool club beat Sunderland 2-0. Donovan, on a 10-week loan from Major League Soccer, scored in the 19th with a left-footed shot after being fed by Tim Cahill's header. Cahill had headed Everton in front in the 6th. Blackburn continued its rise up the standings, with a 2-1 victory over Wigan putting the team seven points clear of the relegation zone in 11th. Udinese dumps AC Milan Goekhan Inler took advantage of dreadful AC Milan defending to give Udinese a deserved 1-0 win in their Italian Cup quarterfinal Wednesday. Udinese, struggling in Serie A, booked a semifinal spot with AS Roma next month when Swiss midfielder Inler slotted home 11 minutes into the second half after Milan left back Luca Antonini was dispossessed in his own box. Santander reaches semis Racing Santander advanced to the Copa del Rey semifinals by beating Osasuna 3-0 for a 5-1 aggregate Wednesday. Santander led 2-1 from the first leg and Francisco “Xisco” Jimenez Tejada put the club further ahead in the sixth minute, slotting the ball past goalkeepe. Henrique put the tie out of reach of the 2005 finalist following a corner. Teenager Sergio Canales, who has interested some of Europe's top clubs with his recent performances, scored the visitor's third with a free kick in the 79th.
