( CNN ) -- The Copa del Rey provided some respite for Barcelona after a double dose of defeats . The Catalan giants , who are without the talents of their mercurial striker Lionel Messi , had fallen to consecutive defeats to Ajax , in the Champions League , and to Athletic Bilbao in La Liga . This time , Barcelona survived an early scare in Spain 's domestic cup after Division 2B side Cartagena took the lead when Fernando found the back of the net . Pedro Rodriguez put the Spanish league leaders back on level terms in the first leg of the fourth round tie before half time . He doubled his tally after the break with Cesc Fabregas and Cameroon teenager Jean Marie Dongou wrapping up a 4-1 victory . It was Dongou 's first senior goal for the club . Barcelona got as far as the semifinals in last year 's domestic cup -- the so-called `` King 's Cup '' -- with Atletico Madrid lifting the trophy . Juventus stretched their lead at the top of Serie A in the Italian league 's only match Friday . The defending champions remain unbeaten in the domestic series this season after ticking off a 2-0 away win in Bologna . Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal followed up his Champions League hat-trick against FC Copenhagen with an opening goal for Juventus , volleying Federico Peluso 's pass into the roof of the net . Bologna came close to an equaliser in the first half when Alessandro Diamanti had his shot from outside the box blocked by Gianluigi Buffon . The Italian keeper can feel pleased with his safe hands as Juventus have not conceded a goal in Serie A for seven matches . Juve had to wait until the dying minutes of the match to double their score which came when Giorgio Chiellini headed in Carlos Tevez 's corner . The victory was a nice tune-up ahead of their final Champions League match at Galatasaray next Tuesday . Antonio Conte 's side may be six points clear at the top of Serie A but they still need a point against the Turkish champions to reach the last 16 of the elite European competition . The result in Bologna left the home side hovering near the foot of Serie A with only Sampdoria and Catania below them . In France , Marseille were leap-frogged by Nantes as the home side nicked a 1-0 victory thanks to a solo strike from American midfielder Alejandro Bedoya . The win saw Nantes move up to fourth in the Ligue 1 table while Marseille dropped back to fifth .
Barcelona return to winning ways with 4-1 win in Spain 's Copa del Rey . The Catalans have won their last two games and are top of Group D after beating Real Madrid 1-0 on Sunday. Marseille are toppled by Nantes and lose ground in Ligue 1 .