Cadiz 0-1 Barcelona: Joao Félix scores an overhead kick for the much-changed visitors.

Joao Félix scored a stunning overhead kick as a much-transformed Barcelona side battled for victory against relegation-threatened Cadiz in La Liga.

The victory moves Xavi's team into second place, eight points behind leaders Real Madrid. Players who won 1-0 against Mallorca.

Next Sunday, the top two teams will meet in El Clasico at the Santiago Bernabéu.

With Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Paris Saint-Germain looming, Xavi has made eight changes to his Barcelona side, adding three teenagers to the starting XI: Pau Kvarsi, Hector Fort and Vitor Roque. added to.

The changes resulted in a disjointed first-half performance with few chances created until Joao Félix's magical moment.

After Marcos Alonso's corner kick hit the head of a Cadiz defender and looped, the 24-year-old forward leapt into the air for a bicycle kick and found the bottom corner despite the close attention of two defenders.

Fermín López almost doubled the lead before half-time, but goalkeeper Conan Ledesma was brought down and Victor Chust blocked the decisive goal line.

Barcelona had chances to seal the victory in the second half, but they were unable to convert, and substitute Diady Samasekou's powerful long-range shot drew a great save from Marc-Andre ter Stegen, and Cadiz almost made up for it. I almost had to pay.

However, the away team started a very important week of the season with a win, leaving Cadiz in 18th place with three points.