Sergi Roberto opened the scoring for the Spanish champions after 10 minutes before Nolito made it 2-0 three minutes later.

Reigning Chinese Super League champions Beijing had chances to score themselves, most notably through Aussie brothers Joel and Ryan Griffiths.

However, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who replaced World Player of the Year Lionel Messi at half-time, completed the scoring shortly before full time.

Messi, who scored twice in a 5-2 win over K-League All Stars in Seoul on Wednesday, twice hit the post in the first-half.

Barcelona had travelled to Asia with a squad made up largely of reserves and without any of their Spanish World Cup winners.