Barcelona eased to a 3-0 win over Malaga yesterday.
Gerard Pique opened the scoring just before the break and then Pedro Rodriguez and Alexis Sanchez notched twice in quick succession around the hour mark to complete the scoring.
It would have been an even bigger margin of victory for the reigning champions but they twice saw efforts came back off the post while Malaga goalkeeper Willy Caballero made a string of saves.
"We created a lot of chances but we only scored three goals, we could have scored more," said coach Tata Martino.
Martino also placed a lot of value on the victory after Sandro Rosell stepped down as president.
"The players understand that they have to talk on the field, and they did a good job after a difficult week. They showed that they are professionals."
