A Ronaldinho penalty defeated Real Zaragoza and has closed the gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid at the top of the Primera Liga to only five points this evening after the Champions dropped points on Saturday.

Thierry Henry put Barcelona ahead on 34 minutes and Diego Milito missed a penalty just before the break as things looked to be going the Catalans' way.

But Zaragoza came back into the game through Ricardo Oliveira after the break and dominated much of the second half, only to lose out to Ronaldinho's late spot-kick.

With seven minutes remaining, Ronaldinho coolly slotted a penalty into the bottom right-hand corner to seal the points for Barcelona after Juanfran handled in the area.