Barcelona off the mark in La Liga title defence after win over Cadiz in new home

Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez said he was satisfied with a "totally deserved victory" after the defending champions earned their first La Liga win of the season by defeating Cadiz 2-0 on Sunday.

In their first competitive game at their temporary new home at the Olympic Stadium, while the Camp Nou undergoes upgrades and renovations for the the next year-and-a-half, Barca twice struck late through Pedri and Ferran Torres to claim all three points.

After Getafe held Barcelona to a frustrating goalless draw on the opening weekend, Cadiz almost managed the same feat until Ilkay Gundogan cleverly released Pedri to score.

Substitute Torres drove through the middle and tucked home in stoppage time to put gloss on what was another unconvincing performance.

"I'm happy, quite satisfied with the team's work and their positional play too, I think it's a totally deserved victory," said Barca manager Xavi.

The Catalan coach, banned from the dugout after being sent off against Getafe, selected 16-year-old Lamine Yamal on the right in place of the suspended Raphinha, also dismissed last weekend as tempers frayed.

Yamal, on his first start for the club, came closest for Barca in the first half with an angled strike expertly tipped to safety by Jeremias Ledesma.

The teenage forward thrilled nearly 40,000 fans – there were around 10,000 empty seats with a low uptake on season tickets because of the temporary move from Camp Nou.

"I think it's very positive for the club and the fans, that 40,000 people came, supporting the team," said Xavi, despite the relatively quiet atmosphere.

At the other end, Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen went one better with a superb save to deny Roger Marti one-on-one, after Alejandro Balde gave the