Kansas City in M.L.S. Cup Dom Dwyer scored in the 63rd minute, and Sporting Kansas City advanced to its first M.L.S. Cup final since 2004 with a 2-1 home win over the Houston Dynamo in the second leg of the Eastern Conference final. C. J. Sapong also scored for Kansas City, which will play host to Portland or Real Salt Lake on Dec. 7. Kansas City and Houston played to a 0-0 draw two weeks ago in the first leg of the conference final. ■ Arsenal extended its lead in the English Premier League to 4 points with a 2-0 win over Southampton, while Liverpool was held to a 3-3 draw at Everton. Arsenal bounced back from a defeat to Manchester United with a dominant display, capped by two goals from Olivier Giroud. ■ Cristiano Ronaldo struck again in Real Madrid's 5-0 rout at Almeria before exiting with an injury, while Barcelona didn't miss its sidelined star, Lionel Messi, as it eased past 10-man Granada, 4-0, to retain the Spanish league lead. Not to be outdone, Atlético Madrid demolished 10-man Getafe, 7-0, with Diego Costa returning from injury to score with a brilliant bicycle kick. ■ Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Dortmund, 3-0, in the Bundesliga, with Mario Goetze coming off the bench to score and Arjen Robben and Thomas Mueller adding goals.