Barcelona 2-0 Cadiz: Sergi Roberto & Robert Lewandowski score as Barca go eight points clear of Real Madrid

Two goals in as many minutes before half time secured Barcelona victory over Cadiz restoring their eight-point lead at the top of La Liga. The home side at the Nou Camp dominated possession but Cadiz looked relatively comfortable before Ferran Torres weaved his way around three defenders in the box before pulling back to Robert Lewandowski and, after his shot was cleared by Iza Carcelin, Sergi Roberto slammed home the rebound.

Ad Moments after the restart the first goalscorer squared to Lewandowski on the edge of the box and he drilled home his trademark finish leaving Jeremias Ledesma with no chance. Europa LeagueRashford left 'confused' by failure to send off Araujo after heavy challenge17/02/2023 AT 00:05 The result never looked in doubt but Cadiz substitute Chris Ramos twice came close to scoring late in proceedings.

First he toe-poked an effort which Marc-Andre ter Stegen pushed onto the post and then he met Alex's cross in front of the Barcelona goalkeeper but it cleared the crossbar. Three minutes from time another Cadiz substitute Choco Lozano also saw an effort hit the woodwork, but despite this late pressure there remained the impression that Barcelona could step up their game if the contest became close.

The win leaves Barcelona with an eight-point lead over Real Madrid, while Cadiz remain in 17th spot, two points in front of third-bottom Valencia. Liga table Liga fixtures / results Liga top scorers TALKING POINT Fati needs to look at opposite number on Thursday — The one-time Barcelona wonder-kid could do with watching closely the play of Marcus Rashford in the second leg of the Europa Cup knockout clash and maybe having a chat afterwards with the Manchester United superstar.