LaLiga leaders FC Barcelona defeated Cadiz CF 2-0 and restored their eight-point lead over rivals Real Madrid on Sunday night.
Eric Garcia, Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres were recalled as Barca manager Xavi Hernandez had one eye on the UEFA Europa League tie against Manchester United.
Cadiz's Roger Marti had the ball in the net around the midway period with a first-time shot in the box, but he had strayed offside and the effort was ruled out.
The Blaugrana came alive moments after the scare where forward Torres cut in from the right of the attacking area and curled wide to the far side.
Barcelona continued applying pressure and went ahead when Torres crossed in from the right and saw Robert Lewandowski's header cleared off the line before Roberto tapped on the rebound.
It was two for the host when Roberto made a decoy run to the edge of the area and played in Lewandowski, who slotted beyond Jeremias Ledesma as the first half concluded.
The Catalans started the second half in pursuit of a third and posed the visitors problems with their third-man runs and passes from deep.
Cadiz tucked the ball away for the second time in the match around the closing period of the match following a first-time finish by Marti off a corner, but it was disallowed again following a foul.
The host made their first change of the evening inside the remaining 20 minutes, with Franck Kessie installed for Frenkie De Jong in the middle of the park.
With time running out, Cadiz came close to pulling one back through substitute Chris Ramos' toe-poke effort in the area but goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen palmed the effort onto the post.
Ter Stegen was called up again four minutes before time when he parried another solid attempt from the visitors onto the upright and furthermore guided Barca to victory.
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