Van Persie and Arsenal End Liverpool's Perfect League Record at Home Peter Powell/European Pressphoto Agency Robin van Persie, right, after scoring his second goal, in second-half injury time, in Arsenal's 2-1 victory over Liverpool. In the third of eight minutes of second-half injury time, van Persie hit a volley past goalkeeper José Reina at the near post to end Liverpool's unbeaten home record of 13 games this season and strengthen Arsenal's chances of qualifying for next season's UEFA Champions League. Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny had saved a penalty and rebound effort from Dirk Kuyt before Liverpool took a lead in the 23rd minute on an own-goal by Laurent Koscielny. Van Persie tied the score eight minutes later, heading in Bacary Sagna's cross from the right. Van Persie, a striker from the Netherlands, has scored 31 goals this season for the Gunners in all competitions. "To score at Anfield is big because Anfield is a massive ground," van Persie said. I'm proud of that, but even more proud of this win. I don't think we really deserved it to be honest because Liverpool played better. Elsewhere, Chelsea's chances of qualifying for next season's Champions League and André Villas-Boas's chances of keeping his job as coach took a hit in a 1-0 loss at West Bromwich Albion. League-leading Manchester City rode an own goal and a score by Mario Balotelli to a 2-0 win against Bolton. LEVERKUSEN BEATS MUNICH Bayer Leverkusen beat visiting Bayern Munich, 2-0, with two late goals to deal Bayern a serious blow to its Bundesliga title hopes in Germany. Stefan Kiessling put the host ahead in the 79th minute, and Karim Bellarabi put the result beyond doubt in the last minute with his first goal for Leverkusen. League-leading Borussia Dortmund was scheduled to host Mainz later Saturday, when the defending champion could open a 7-point gap in the standings with a seventh consecutive league win. Elsewhere, Hertha Berlin ended its 12-game winless run with a 1-0 victory at home over Werder Bremen; Stuttgart romped to a 4-0 win at Hamburg; Kaiserslautern and Wolfsburg drew, 0-0; and relegation-threatened Augsburg tied at Hannover, 2-2. CELTIC STREAK ENDS Glasgow Celtic stretched its lead at the top of Scotland's Premier League to 21 points despite its 20-match domestic winning streak coming to an end with a 1-1 draw at Aberdeen. Anthony Stokes put the league leaders ahead in the 28th minute when he rounded goalkeeper Jason Brown and slipped the ball into the net, but Gavin Rae tied the game before halftime with a shot that deflected off Andre Blackman and flew past goalkeeper Fraser Forster. It was the first goal Celtic conceded in seven matches. Financially stricken Rangers, which has filed for the British version of bankruptcy, failed to take advantage of Celtic's rare slip when it lost to visiting Hearts, 2-1. FIFA EXECUTIVE IS CRITICIZED Brazil's sports minister has criticized "unacceptable" comments by the FIFA secretary general Jérôme Valcke over the country's preparations for the 2014 World Cup and said the government did not want to deal with him anymore. The minister, Aldo Rebelo, said Saturday in São Paulo that Valcke's comments were inappropriate and that he wanted FIFA to assign someone else to work with the government in matters related to the 2013 Confederations Cup and the World Cup. Valcke said Friday that he had serious concerns about Brazil's preparations and that the country appeared more concerned about winning the tournament than making it ready for fans. Valcke said that "things are not working in Brazil" and that "not a lot is moving" with just two years left before the tournament.