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<SPAN class=art-title2>Ronaldinho double extends Barca lead</SPAN> <TABLE cellSpacing=5 cellPadding=5 width=150 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
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<SPAN class=textblack11px_normal>Match-winner Ronaldinho celebrates his second goal in Barcelona's 2-0 reverse of Racing Santander.</SPAN><SPAN class=textblack11px_bold>(REUTERS)</SPAN> <SPAN class=textblack11px_bold>Albert Gea
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<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">(FIFA.com)</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">11 Feb 2007</SPAN>
<SPAN class=art-text>Ronaldinho and David Beckham both made goalscoring returns to action, helping Barcelona stride three points clear at the top and Real Madrid move third in La Liga respectively. Ronaldo was also smiling after his Milan debut ended in victory, while his compatriot Fred's goal saw pacesetters Lyon pick up their first win in six Ligue 1 outings. There was little change at the top in the Premiership, but Schalke extended their advantage at the top of the German Bundesliga to six points as Werder Bremen tasted a second successive defeat.
La Liga: Ronaldinho double sends Barca clear
Ronaldinho returned to the Barcelona side in style against Real Zaragoza, scoring both goals as the Blaugrana won 2-0to move three points clear of second-placed Sevilla. The Brazilian opened the scoring with a trademark free-kick shortly after the interval, before making sure of the points with a rare header. Lionel Messi then sweetened Barcelona's weekend by making his own reappearance following a three-month-plus injury layoff.
Earlier, Valencia lost 3-0 at Getafe, while Sevilla were forced to share the derby spoils with Real Betis after a goalless draw. Real Madrid leapfrogged Valencia into third courtesy of a comeback win over Real Sociedad, David Beckham among the scorers on his return to the side.
The top scorers: Frederic Kanoute (16), Ronaldinho (15), Diego Milito (14)
The top three: Barcelona (46 pts), Sevilla (43), Real Madrid (41)
The bottom three: Celta Vigo (22 pts), Real Sociedad (14), Gimnastic (13)
The weekend stat: Deportivo picked up their first away win of the season, besting Villarreal 2-0 away.<TABLE id=IMGTAB height=150 cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width=150 align=left summary="" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR id=TRCAP><TD vAlign=bottom align=left><SPAN class=textblack11px_normal>Ronaldo (R) made an impressive debut as a substitute in AC Milan's victory over Livorno.</SPAN></TD></TR><TR id=TRSOURCE><TD align=left><SPAN class=textblack11px_bold>(AFP)</SPAN></TD></TR><TR id=TRAUTHOR><TD align=left><SPAN class=textblack11px_bold>Giuseppe Cacace</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Serie A: Ronaldo makes successful return
Ronaldo made a successful return to Serie A, rising from the bench to help AC Milan to a 2-1 reverse of Livorno at the San Siro. Gennaro Gattuso had given the Rossoneri a 29th-minute lead, but Cristiano Lucarelli netted an instant leveller for the visitors. Ronaldo quickly impressed following his 63rd-minute introduction, but it was Marek Jankulovski who earned Milan the points, his thunderous strike from the edge of the penalty area beating Livorno keeper Marco Amelia.
Runaway leaders Inter Milan extended their record sequence of Serie A victories to 15 with a 2-0 win at Chievo, Adriano and Hernan Crespo the Nerazzurri's goalscorers. Nearest chasers Roma remain 11 points behind Inter following a 3-0 defeat of Parma.
The top scorers: Francesco Totti (14), Rolando Bianchi (12)