The Argentinean star, Lionel Messi, expressed his happiness over the ‘perfect team performance’ by Barcelona in the FIFA Club World Cup final...
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604’ star striker, Lionel Messi, was able to shine against Santos in the FIFA Club World Cup final as he scored a brace.
The Catalan Giants were the favourites to win the game against Santos but the inclusion of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 and the Argentinean had to prove himself in front of the Brazilian starlet.
Barcelona won the match 4-0 and Messi’s brace helped the Catalans seal the win. Xavi Hernandez and Cesc Fabregas were among the other two scorers in the game.
After the match, Lionel Messi expressed his happiness over winning the FIFA Club World Cup. The Argentinean seemed satisfied with the team’s performance and said:
"We are happy for the victory. The important thing is to show that when the team plays, we play very well. And we got the victory."
Barcelona have been at their brilliant best while being under Josep Guardiola. The Catalan coach helped Barcelona win 13 out of 16 available titles in the last three seasons – a remarkable record indeed!
Lionel Messi is currently competing for the FIFA Ballon d’Or. Xavi Hernandez and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 are the other two finalists for the most prestigious individual award in the world.
Barcelona are going to play Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League and they still have to catch up on Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga.
The Spanish Champions won the weekend’s El Clasico but Madrid were able to win against Sevilla and that win takes them three points above Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga.
Madrid were tagged to be the favourites to win the Spanish La Liga as the season started. However, the win against Madrid definitely shows how Barcelona are still not far behind in the race to the domestic league’s title.
Barcelona were out to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Japan-c2928 to play this tournament and Lionel Messi took out time to tell the fans and the people in Asia about how he thought of the country. He said:
"The last time we came to Japan, we were treated very well, We are grateful for that. Hopefully we can return some time.”
Barcelona are currently the Champions of Europe and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011. The Club World Cup semi final is played by the European team which wins the UEFA Champions League. In order to come to Japan again, Barcelona will have to win the European tournament this season
as well.
Barcelona last won the FIFA Club World Cup back in 2009 and they have managed to win it again in 2011.
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