Luis Suarez fired a hat-trick as Barcelona overcame the loss of Lionel Messi to kidney problems to beat China’s Guangzhou Evergrande 3-0 and reach the Club World Cup final on Thursday.
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Let us first take a look at the key details ahead of the climax and although Barcelona will start as favourites to win this prestigious competition, but anything can happen within the 90 minutes.
“The team put on a very serious display, without mistakes”.
Luis Enrique’s aspect have drawn their final three fixtures and threw away a two-goal result in Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday.
Messi is battling to be fit for Sunday’s final against River Plate, which would be only the second time in his career that he has played against an Argentine team.
Recent world football transfer rumors have emerged that two Premier League giants, Manchester United and Manchester City, are planning to pursue a £1 billion move for FC Barcelona’s pair of top players Lionel Messi and Neymar next summer.
Luis Enrique just needs to open the window of his hotel room and listen to the chants of support for his Barcelona team to know they stand a good chance of winning the FIFA Club World Cup final.
Barcelona are waiting on the fitness of star strikers Messi and Neymar, who both failed to feature in the win over Guangzhou Evergrande.
The game was settled as a contest after 49 minutes when Andres Iniesta sent a beautifully-weighted pass into the area and Suarez caught it on his chest before volleying past Li in one movement.
The only exceptions are young players who have yet to make the move, such as River Plate’s Eder Alvarez and Matias Kranevitter, and some veterans who have come home to play out their careers, such as Lucho Gonzalez and Javier Saviola.
“I want to thank the players for a fantastic year, for all they did, for their dedication and goodwill they have shown throughout”, said the 67-year-old.
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They fans of the AFC Champions League winners will be back in three days’ time for the match for third place, which will be an all-Asian encounter against Japan’s Sanfrecce Hiroshima. “Losing 3-0 to Barcelona is no different to what other big clubs have suffered”. “But you can see that the way Barca plays suits him down to the ground”.
