«Barcelona» for the third time in its history, won the Club World Cup, which ended in Japan. In the final, the Catalans predictably beat Argentine “River Plate”, sending its gates three unanswered goals. Two of them are on account of Luis Suarez, who eventually finished the tournament with five goals scored.
FIFA Club World Cup – the tournament and the young and old at the same time. In its current format, or similar championship there in 2000, but its roots as far back as the Intercontinental Cup, which was played in 1960 between the strongest teams in South America and Europe. So in this confrontation continents unquestionably the strongest in many years, could not be detected. South Americans have won the Intercontinental Cup 22 times, the Europeans – 21. After giving the status of the World Cup tournament, South America due to three consecutive triumphs Brazilian clubs seem to come off, but not for long. As a result, since 2007 it was recorded only one case, when the trophy went not into Europe. And there is nothing surprising, given on how different levels are completed with European and South American top clubs.
In this regard, a very eloquent comparison of the finalists of this tournament – “Barcelona” and “River Plate “- of the total cost of the transfer of players. So “Barca” is worth almost € 700 million, and “River Plate” – less than € 57 million, ie € 11 million less than the annual income of one Lionel Messi. It is not surprising that the question of who will be the winner of the final match, in fact, was not. Debate could perhaps that of how to win the account, “Barcelona,” which, in spite of, frankly, is not the highest value of the trophy, the draw in Japan, had to play at full strength. After all, even if the Catalans win and did not bring a significant increase in reputation, but a defeat for her would be very hard hit. Especially after the fiasco in the Spanish Super Cup, which the Catalans were defeated “Atletico” (1: 5 on aggregate). After all, losing to “Barcelona” and yesterday went to that this season she has already missed two trophies.
Nothing of the sort happened. Nor could it, because it quickly became clear that the “River Plate” nothing to oppose the great trinity of Barcelona – Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez. Catalans took a long time to lose, but after 39 minutes, Messi opened the scoring (the Argentine, as it often happens to him, he exact Paz began an assist combination itself as it has completed not less than accurate kick), and already small the chances of “River Plate” success streamed into the negative zone.
Well, then it’s time to solo Luis Suarez, who sent in the semifinals at the gate of the Chinese “Guangzhou Evergrande ‘three goals. “River Plate” received from him two. The first happened in quick counterattack “Barcelona”, the second – after the calibrated rideable pass from Neimar. As a result, Suarez finished the championship with five goals scored, it was a repetition of the record, which divided the two native Argentine city of Rosario – Cesar Delgado, who plays for Mexican “Monterrey” (he set a record in 2013), and Lionel Messi. The record went and “Barcelona” as a whole – three times FIFA Club World Cup won one.
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