Barcelona Santos

Barcelona Santos, Lionel Messi scored two goals as Barcelona beat Brazilian side Santos 4-0 to win its second Club World Cup title in three years on Sunday.

Messi, Xavi and Cesc Fabregas scored first-half goals as the European champion won its 13th trophy under coach Pep Guardiola.

Messi completed the scoring in the 82nd minute when he took a pass from Dani Alves, maneuvered around Santos goalkeeper Rafael Cabral and calmly slotted home to equal the biggest winning margin in the Club World Cup final.

Al-Sadd of Qatar beat Kashiwa Reysol of Japan 5-3 in a penalty shootout to take third place.

Barcelona Vs Santos

Barcelona Vs Santos, Barcelona dominated the opening minutes, scored twice in quick succession, and now they’re on cruise control in the FIFA Club World Cup final.

Neymar and Ganso have had some isolated moments when they looked like themselves, but Santos FC as a whole have been completely outclassed. Barcelona have a 3-0 lead at halftime, and they’re not looking like they’re interested in embarrassing their opponents. They’ve stepped off the gas a bit and look to be cruising to the trophy.

The opening minutes were all Barcelona, as they easily controlled possession and put their opponents under pressure. It only took 17 minutes for Barcelona to get perfectly into their rhythm and break down Santos, with Lionel Messi scoring the opening goal. The finish was a classy one from close range, but the real brilliance was in the assist, provided by Xavi with an audacious flick perfectly into Messi’s path.