Frenkie de Jong and Robert Lewandowski put the Catalans in entrance earlier than a prolonged cease in play as a consequence of an sickness within the crowd noticed the gamers go off the sphere earlier than returning to play out the ultimate 10 minutes.
Lewandowski teed up Ansu Fati for the third within the 86th earlier than Ousmane Dembele rounded off the scoring in stoppage time.
Barca have 13 factors from 5 video games, one forward of second-placed Real Madrid who host Mallorca on Sunday.
Their coach Xavi Hernandez named a much-changed aspect from Barca’s 5-1 midweek Champions League overcome Viktoria Plzen and, one Raphina shot that hit the put up apart, they not often troubled the hosts in a boring first interval.
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“It’s a good win at a difficult place to come. It keeps us up there at the top of the league,” he mentioned.
“Whoever plays, there’s no drop off, we’re in a good place and I’m happy with the result. The main thing was getting the first goal. We were patient but we just lacked that final ball, but in general I’m happy with what I saw.
“We’re going to be making adjustments within the aspect all through the season as we have to management minutes, there will be suspensions and accidents too.”
Barcelona did not have to wait long following halftime to make the breakthrough as De Jong fired into an open goal after Cadiz keeper Jeremias Ledesma parried a Gavi cross into the Dutch midfielder’s path in the 55th minute.
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Lewandowski, who came on as a substitute after the goal, continued his fine start to life in Spain with Barca’s second 25 minutes from time to put the visitors in command.
As the game reached its conclusion there was a half-hour stoppage to treat the ill fan before play could resume, with Fati and Dembele putting the gloss on the scoreline.
