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Barcelona vs Cádiz, La Liga: Final Score 2-0, Barça leave it late, win tough home opener

Barcelona are off and running in the new La Liga season and picked up their first win in their home opener at the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, thanks to a 2-0 triumph over Cádiz on Sunday evening. The defending champions needed plenty of patience against a very well-organized Cádiz defense, but continued to play their football until they found the winning goals at the death to bring them some much-needed positivity after a tough week.

FIRST HALF

Xavi Hernández picked a surprising lineup with five midfielders and Frenkie de Jong playing as a false center-back with full freedom to bomb forward and create overloads in the middle.