Ronaldinho scored twice and Xavi added a third to give Barcelona a 3-0 victory over Recreativo Huelva and place them at the top of the league. The Brazilian playmaker put the visitors ahead in the 29th minute with a stinging spot-kick before he doubled the lead in the 57th minute with a neat header. Spanish international midfielder Xavi beat Recreativo keeper with another header just three minutes later to put the icing on the cake. The victory put the holders in first spot with 19 points, three ahead of Valencia who were handed a surprising 1-0 defeat against Racing Santander. Pedro Munitis headed over Valencia goalie Santiago Canizares in the 56th minute to dump the Mediterranean club to their second defeat of the season.