A Lionel Messi hat-trick highlighted a dominant 8-0 victory for Barcelona in a pre-season friendly against Raja Club Athletic of Morocco in Tangiers.
Chile international Alexis Sanchez also scored a brace, before Dani Alves, Gerard Deulofeu and Sergi Gomez added second-half goals for the visitor.
Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova rested Spain's EURO 2012 winners Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Pedro Rodriguez and Gerard Pique, while captain Carles Puyol and striker David Villa are still to return from injury.
Barca's next pre-season outing is against Paris Saint-Germain in Paris, before playing Manchester United in Sweden on 8 August.
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