Ronaldinho Leads Barca Over Racing Santander

Eight Sunday matches were contested in the Spanish Premiera Liga:

At Barcelona:

Ronaldinho's double (51', 67') powered league-leading Barcelona to a 2-0 home win over Racing Santander.

At Vigo:

Goals from Luis Garcia (23') and Walter Pandiani (57') lifted Espanyol to a 2-0 home victory over struggling Celta Vigo.

At Palma de Mallorca:

Jose Carlos Nunes (57') and Bosko Jankovic (83') scored the goals that lifted Mallorca to a 2-1 come-from-behind home win over Real Zaragoza.

At Madrid:

Second-half goals from Mario Cotelo (46'), Daniel Guiza (58'), and Nacho Perez (79') enable Getafe to break open a closely fought game (scoreless at halftime) and pummel visiting visiting Valencia 3-0.

At Villarreal:

Joan Verdu's goal (79') sealed Deportivo La Coruna's first road win of the league season, 2-0 at Villarreal.

At Tarragona:

Roberto Soldado's double (71', 75') sparked Osasuna's come-from-behind 3-2 road win over basement occupants Gimanstic de Tarragona.

At Valencia:

Salvador Ballesta Vialcho's double (17', 42') lifted Levante to a 2-1 home win over Recreativo Huelva.

At Madrid:

Atletico Madrid continued their search for a Champions League berth, thanks to their 1-0 home win over struggling Athletic Bilbao. Sergio Aguero notched the game's only tally (64').