Barca moves back to top of table

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11/13/2006 - Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FIFPro player of the Year, Ronaldinho, showed why he was given the honor Sunday as his Barcelona team faced Real Zaragoza in a Spanish La Liga match.

Ronaldinho scored two goals and set up another to propel the powerhouse squad to a 3-1 win and back to the top of the table, one point in front of Sevilla, who tied Racing 0-0.

Zaragoza, the current fourth-placed team, scored the first goal in the game as Gabriel Milito was left unmarked at a corner and volleyed home at the far post in the 17th minute.

Barcelona equalized from a corner in the 31st minute as Ronaldinho was not picked up and headed Anderson Deco's high delivery past the helpless Sanchez Cesar at the far post.

That was how the score stayed through the break.

Ronaldinho stepped up and gave Barca the lead in the 86th minute as he fired a stunning shot into Cesar's top left-hand corner.

Silvio Saviola put home a Ronaldinho rebound four minutes later to add the insurance.

Real Madrid's 4-1 win over Osasuna Sunday moved the squad to third in the standings, a point up on Zaragoza while Getafe moved into a tie with Zaragoza with a 1-0 win over Mallorca. In other action Sunday, Recreativo was a 2-1 winner over Celta Vigo, Real Betis edged Levante 2-1, Gimnastic de Tarr matched Deportivo La Coru, 0-0, and Real Sociedad and Espanyol battled to a 1-1 draw.

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