Suarez hat trick sends Barcelona into Club World Cup final

Guangzhou Evergrande FC will be Barcelona’s first Chinese opponents in an official match.

‘Leo Messi, last-minute absentee from the Club World Cup semi-final. Our live coverage lets you follow all the key moments as they happen.

Luis Felipe Scolari’s Brazil made a humiliating exit from last year’s World Cup when they were thrashed 7-1 by Germany on home soil. Find out by following our live matchcast. “We know our qualities and those of Barcelona, who are one of the best teams in the world”.

Per BBC Sport, Messi said: “That time we won, everything looked unrepeatable”.

Brazilian forward Neymar has been ruled out of Barcelona’s tournament opener against the Asian champions in Yokohama after hurting his groin in training last week.

Enrique has rushed to acquaint himself with Guangzhou, but his lack of detailed knowledge became apparent as he said: “Their best player is the young Brazilian, Goulart”.

That result leaves Real five points adrift of Barcelona at the top of the league, providing the Catalan giants with a tonic after flying 6,600 miles (10,700km) to play in the Far East.

The first semifinal, to be played on Wednesday (5:30 a.m. ET), will see 2015 J1 League winners (host) Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who beat reigning CAF Champions League winners TP Mazembe in the quarterfinals, take on the reigning Copa Libertadores champions, River Plate.

In the second half the Blaugrana began to dominate once again and in the 50th minute Iniesta played a lovely through ball into the path of Suarez, who showed great skill and composure to chest the ball down and volley passed Li to make it 2-0.

Guardiola’s now-famous “Tiki-taka” style of play characterised Barca’s dominance six years ago, redefining football across the both in Europe and across the globe.

Midfielder Javier Mascherano described Barca’s three-pronged attack as the best ever.

The Sun revealed the rumor saying that United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward is keen on bringing Messi and Neymar to Old Trafford next season while his City rival, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, is said to be “working just hard” to bring the duo to the Etihad. “We know just how much the Club World Cup means and for us it’s about winning another title, these championship wins are an indelible legacy in the history of the club”.