The Portuguese winger rallied Manchester United to a thrilling 4-2 victory over champions Arsenal in the English Premier League.
Inter Milan extended their lead at the top of Serie A to four points when Patrick Vieira scored the winner in a 2-1 victory at Palermo.
Arsenal will tackle arch-rivals Manchester United in their search for a 50th successive Premier League match without defeat.
The Arsenal manager said the bust-up between Patrick Vieira and Lauren proves his team still burn with desire to reach new heights.
The pair -- captain Patrick Vieira and defender Lauren according to media reports -- had to be separated by team mates.
Arsenal, it is learnt, have accepted a £23.1m transfer fee offer for their French international captain.
Spanish newspaper Marca reported that Real Madrid are now ready to talk to Arsenal about a fee for the French midfielder.
Thierry Henry said Patrick Vieira left a big vacuum at Arsenal when he departed to join Juventus.
Juventus said in a statement that it booked a capital loss of 8.6 million euros on the sale.
A 3-1 victory set up a meeting with Brazil, who they beat in the final of the 1998 World Cup.
However, Arsenal will be without Gilberto and Ashley Cole for the Champions League match against Celta Vigo.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a dubious penalty as 10-man Inter Milan beat second-from-bottom Empoli 1-0 on Sunday to pull eight points clear at the top of Serie A.
Patrick Vieira, Ray Parlour, Lauren and Martin Keown are all unavailable to the manager for a game against Birmingham City.
The Africa United campaign (http://www.weareafricaunited.org), unveiled ahead of the African Cup of Nations draw in Equatorial Guinea's capital Malabo on Wednesday, broadcasts information on the disease and how to stop it spreading in French, English, Krio and other local languages.
Arsenal, as a club, have been charged with misconduct.
PSV Eindhoven qualified for the Champions League knockout stage for the first time after a draw against a 9-man Arsenal team.
Title holders France survivved a scare from Colombia before winning their opening match in the Confederations Cup.
Arsenal are prepared to make Thierry Henry the highest-paid player in the history of the club to keep the Frenchman at Highbury
The duo return to the squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Israel and the Faroe Islands.
The Arsenal manager said he did not want to have to convince the midfielder to stay.
I know what I'm worth as a footballer and it's clear that I'm not worth 38 million euros, said Michael Essien on his transfer to Chelsea
Some of the best midfielders in the world will cross swords when the two teams meet on Sunday.
No less than nine French players play in the English premier league and many will be in direct opposition to club team mates.
Arsenal won the FA Cup for the 10th time on Saturday when they beat arch-rivals Manchester United 5-4 on penalties.
The Arsenal captain said he will stay at the London Club until the end of his contract in 2007
Images from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
"I'm 28 and the way things are going I see myself finishing my career at the club," the Arsenal captain said.
The English Premier League champions won 1-0 at Newcastle United through a superbly struck volley by skipper Patrick Vieira.
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