Barcelona cruised to a comfortable win in the Joan Gamper Trophy

Ernesto Valverde cycled through practically his whole squad as Barcelona saw off Boca Juniors comfortably with goals from Malcom, Lionel Messi and Rafinha, to win the Joan Gamper Trophy in the final friendly before things start for good.

Barca took the lead when Malcom broke in down the left, taking a good touch to earn space for a shot, which he hammered past Esteban Andrada, who was slow to react.

The Catalans looked comfortable apart from after a couple of mistakes, both times with Samuel Umtiti bailing them out.

First blocking a shot after a Miranda error and then clearing another effort off the line after Sebastian Villa struck the post following an Ivan Rakitic mistake.

Messi added a second before half-time with a trademark chip to even please the travelling Argentine support.

Ernesto Valverde made several changes at half-time, with the No 10 coming off among others, with promising Barca B star Riqui Puig getting some minutes.

An early piece of skill to turn away from a defender showed the confidence he has on the ball and he lit up the game despite his ultra diminutive stature.

Rafinha added an excellent third goal, exchanging passes with Luis Suarez as he burst into the area, lobbing the goalkeeper before running around the other side to volley home.

The Brazilian has impressed Valverde in pre-season and he will likely get a crack of the whip when we get to the real deal - which starts Saturday with the visit of Alaves to Camp Nou. Let’s go.