The tie was delicately poised following a 2-2 draw at Camp Nou last week, but Barcelona had the advantage in the 18th minute of Thursday’s affair when Robert Lewandowski converted from the penalty spot.
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The 34-year-old added to Sergi Roberto’s opener as two goals late in the first half undid the Cadiz side.
A shocking news report revealed that FC Barcelona paid €1.4 million to the former vice president of Spain’s referees committee between 2016 and 2018.
Leaders FC Barcelona climbed to 44 points, six ahead of their bitter rivals Real Madrid who have a game in hand and will visit Athletic Bilbao later on Sunday.
The win helped to give manager Xavi a first major trophy of his reign.
Alves is now 39 and made his international debut in 2006, but he is heading to his third World Cup this year.
Barca will compete in the Europa League after the turn of the year as a result of their failure to advance from a UEFA Champions League group containing Bayern Munich and Inter Milan.
The 35-year-old still has another 18 months left to run on his contract with the Catalan giants, while he has made nine appearances for the club in all competitions this term.
Off contract in June, Lionel Messi has put off talks about a new deal until after Argentina’s World Cup campaign.
The Polish forward pulled Xavi Hernandez’s side level at 2-2 in the 82nd minute and then again at 3-3 in stoppage time.
The 31-year-old initially represented the capital giants between 2014 and 2019, making 257 appearances in all competitions, contributing 133 goals in the process.
La Blaugrana have found themselves embroiled in a ongoing fiscal battle in the last 12 months due to a bloated wage bill in Catalonia.
Inter headed into the Group C clash at the San Siro in dreadful form having lost five of its previous 10 matches in all competitions.
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner joined PSG after Barca released a statement saying he would be leaving due to financial restrictions placed upon them by LaLiga.
The Catalan giants spent £145 million in the summer transfer window, but they had to pull a number of financial levers to register their new additions.
Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo, Frenkie De Jong and Memphis Depay have sustained injuries while playing for their countries.
Midfielder Franck Kessie put FC Barcelona in front in the 13th minute and Lewandowski extended their lead with a right-footed finish into the bottom corner in the 37th minute.
After weeks of negotiations, Chelsea finally agreed terms with Barcelona on a deal that should see Spain left back Marcos Alonso move in the other direction, plus a fee.
Spanish teenage sensation Ansu Fati came off the bench in the second half and took charge of the proceedings with two assists and a goal.
The Spanish club said in a statement that the sale would help them accelerate the growth of their digital, NFT, and Web.3 strategy.