Santos take on Barcelona in the final of the Club World Cup on Sunday, pitting Lionel Messi against Neymar in what is being billed as a clash between two of the finest players on the planet. The European champions Barca will be clear favourites against the Brazilians, who were sublime going forward but edgy at the back in their semi-final 3-1 defeat of Japanese side Kashiwa Reysol on Wednesday. There was no such trouble in Japan for the Catalans, who thrashed Qatari side Al Sadd 4-0 on Thursday to set up the highly anticipated showdown with the South American champions and their highly rated young striker Neymar. But the easy victory came at a heavy price for Pep Guardiola's side, who lost prolific forward David Villa to a leg fracture that will see him out for up to five months. Guardiola has admitted his men were shaken by the injury. The Barca coach, who has won every trophy going
in his three-and-a-half years in charge including
the Club World Cup in 2009, said he had told his
players to expect Santos to play on the break.
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Club World Cup: Messi v Neymar
Santos take on Barcelona in the final of the Club World Cup on Sunday, pitting Lionel Messi against Neymar in what is being billed as a clash between two of the finest players on the planet. The European champions Barca will be clear favourites against the Brazilians, who were sublime going forward but edgy at the back in their semi-final 3-1 defeat of Japanese side Kashiwa Reysol on Wednesday. There was no such trouble in Japan for the Catalans, who thrashed Qatari side Al Sadd 4-0 on Thursday to set up the highly anticipated showdown with the South American champions and their highly rated young striker Neymar. But the easy victory came at a heavy price for Pep Guardiola's side, who lost prolific forward David Villa to a leg fracture that will see him out for up to five months. Guardiola has admitted his men were shaken by the injury. The Barca coach, who has won every trophy going
in his three-and-a-half years in charge including
the Club World Cup in 2009, said he had told his
players to expect Santos to play on the break.
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