In a game that was delayed due to a medical issue in the fans on Saturday, Xavi’s Barcelona rose to the top of La Liga with a 4-0 victory over dead last Cadiz.
After five games, Barca has 13 points.
Champions Real Madrid, who has a flawless record thus far, will play Real Mallorca on Sunday in an attempt to regain the top spot.
Frenkie de Jong scored first on 55 minutes with Polish striker Robert Lewandowski doubling the advantage ten minutes later.
Barca’s star signing of the close season Lewandowski now has six goals in five Liga matches.
The match was halted in the 82nd minute because of a presumed heart attack in the stands. Cadiz ‘keeper Jeremias Ledesma grabbed a defibrillator from the team bench and sprinted across the pitch to throw it to emergency staff in the stands.
The fan was taken away by ambulance.
“This sort of thing goes beyond football, we’re talking about a human life here, so we all agreed to stop,” coach Xavi said.
“Fortunately they managed to save him.”
Barcelona clashes with Bundesliga defending Champions, Bayern Munich, on Tuesday for the UEFA Champions Leagues group stage, matchday 2/6.
