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Barcelona score their way to top
Published on Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 19:15 in Sports section
Tags: Soccer, Spanish Primera Liga , Madrid
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Madrid: Ronaldinho scored two goals and Javier Saviola added another on Sunday to help FC Barcelona beat Zaragoza 3-1 and move back into first place in the Spanish league.
Ronaldinho equalised with his first goal in the 31st minute, scoring with a downward header from Deco's corner.
Barcelona was reduced to 10 men when Thiago Motta was ejected in the 73rd for elbowing striker Diego Milito in the face as the pair tussled for the ball.
The dismissal prompted protests from Barcelona, with several players and coach Frank Rijkaard arguing.
Zaragoza was then reduced to 10 men moments later when Gabriel Milito was red-carded for holding back Saviola after the defender lost the ball.
Ronaldinho put Barcelona ahead in the 86th minute with a trademark free kick from the edge of the penalty area - his eighth goal of the season. Diego Milito, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Sevilla's Frederic Kanoute also have eight goals to lead the league.
Six minutes into injury time, Ronaldinho hit the crossbar with another free kick and Saviola headed the rebound over the line for Barcelona's third goal.
Gabriel Milito gave Zaragoza the lead in the 17th minute at Camp Nou when he ran in unchallenged to sidefoot home from Andres D'Alessandro's corner.
Barcelona, which is without injured striker Samuel Eto'o until February, lost forward Lionel Messi six minutes later when he was taken off with a left foot problem following a collision. Reports suggested the Argentine teenager may have fractured a bone in his foot.
Messi was soon followed off the field by two more injured players - Zaragoza's Albert Celades and Barcelona's Edmilson.
Sevilla slipped to second place after a 0-0 draw at Santander, while Real Madrid beat Osasuna 4-1 with Van Nistelrooy scoring four goals - the first Spanish league player to do so since April 25, 2004.
Barcelona leads the league with 23 points, followed by Sevilla with 22, Madrid with 20 and Zaragoza with 19.
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