Ronaldinho returns to lift Barça

Ronaldinho returns to lift Barça

FC Barcelona moved three points clear at the top of the Primera División after a 2-0 win at home to Real Racing Club Santander, while high-flying Valencia CF were easily beaten at Getafe CF.
Ronaldinho doubleRonaldinho returned to the Barça side to great effect following a minor calf problem and he opened the scoring for the Spanish champions with a curling free-kick in the 51st minute before doubling the lead with a header from Deco's free-kick on 67 minutes.

The victory took the Catalan giants on to 46 points from 22 matches, three ahead of Sevilla FC and five clear of Real Madrid CF.
Getafe climbBernd Schuster's Getafe side continued their impressive start to the year with a 3-0 victory against Valencia. Getafe, who also knocked Valencia of the Spanish Cup last month, took the lead 30 seconds into the second half when captain Mario Cotelo struck at the near post.

Daniel Guiza notched his seventh goal of the season (58) and midfielder Nacho drove the ball in eleven minutes from time to push Getafe up to seventh, four points behind fourth-placed Valencia. Meanwhile, Sergio Agüero's 64th-minute goal brought Club Atlético de Madrid level on points with Valencia after their 1-0 win over Athletic Club Bilbao.
Zaragoza slip

Real Zaragoza remain in sixth place, level on points with Getafe, after slipping to a 2-1 defeat at RCD Mallorca despite taking the lead through Argentinian striker Diego Milito ten minutes into the second half. Replies by Nunes (57) and Boško Janković (83) brought victory to the home side. Two Roberto Soldado goals helped CA Osasuna come back from 2-1 down to win 3-2 at bottom side CG Tarragona.
Celta struggling

RC Celta de Vigo slipped into the relegation zone following a 2-0 home defeat by RCD Espanyol, while Levante UD moved out of the bottom three with a 2-1 win over RC Recreativo de Huelva, new signing Salva Ballesta scoring both goals.
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