Barcelona defeated Cadiz 2-0 in the second half thanks to goals from Pedri and Ferran Torres, who also made a number of outstanding saves on Sunday. This was Barcelona’s first La Liga victory of the year.

Lamine Yamal, a 16-year-old forward starting for Barcelona in place of the suspended Raphinha, had two early shots blocked by Ledesma, who displayed excellent reflexes.

The adolescent broke Fabrice Olinga’s record from September 2012 with Malaga to become the youngest player to make a LaLiga start in the twenty-first century.

Later, Jules Kounde’s point-blank shot was miraculously saved by Cadiz’s goalie with just one hand, and just before halftime, Robert Lewandowski’s header was also stopped.

The second half saw Barca retake the lead over the visitors, who were dangerous on the counter-attack and missed two excellent opportunities with Roger Marti.

Ilkay Gundogan found Pedri ghosting through off the defensive line with a brilliant cross-through, and the midfielder steered past the charging Ledesma with a deft touch to give Barca the lead for good in the 83rd minute.

Torres, a substitute, capitalized on a counterattack to give Barca the victory when he raced onto a header from Robert Lewandowski and finished well.

Getafe had held Barcelona to a scoreless draw in their season-opening game the previous Saturday.Manager Xavi Hernandez told Movistar Plus, “It appeared that the ball would not go in today, but it did.”We predicted it would be a day to keep a lot of possession,” the team said. “In the second half, we were more patient, better in our positional play, took chances, and a pass from Gundogan to Pedri gave us what we needed.”