Summary Barca will now face Getafe in the last 16 after the Madrid side thrashed Girona 4-1 to secure.
MADRID (AFP) - La Liga leaders Barcelona comfortably secured their place in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey with a 3-0 win over third-tier Cartagena on Tuesday, to seal a 7-1 win on aggregate.
Cartagena threatened to embarrass their illustrous hosts when Zurdo struck the post midway through the first-half.
However, any hopes the visitors had of a famous victory were quashed when Pedro neatly swept home Martin Montoya s cross for his third goal of the tie.
Without a host of regular starters, Barca struggled to create clear-cut openings all evening but they were gifted a second goal 23 minutes from time when Mariano Martinez turned Cristian Tello s cross into his own net.
And Neymar rounded off the scoring with his sixth goal in his last three games when he headed home Andres Iniesta s cross three minutes from time.
Barca will now face Getafe in the last 16 after the Madrid side thrashed Girona 4-1 to secure their place in the next round by the same score on aggregate.
Osasuna, fresh from their 2-2 draw against Real Madrid on Saturday, will face Los Blancos again in January should Madrid overcome Olimpic Xativa on Wednesday as the Navarrans progressed on away goals after a 1-1 draw at home to Malaga on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Levante beat second division Recreativo Huelva 4-0 to also progress 4-1 on aggregate.
