Club World Cup: Barcelona 3-0 Guangzhou Evergrande

Luis Suarez has been adjudged as Man of the Match.

Luis Suárez: "We had two important players missing and we had to be focused" #FCBLive #FCBGuangzhou pic.twitter.com/lm9wWQWlRa
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 17, 2015

FC Barcelona have now qualified for the final of the Club World Cup and will play against River Plate on Sunday.

PEEP PEEP! The final-time whistle has been blown. FT: Barcelona 3 - 0 Guangzhou (Luis Suárez - '39, '49, '66 pen.)

Two minutes of added time allotted.

83' Sergio Busquests has a go at the goal from just outside the box, but the shot is way wide.

83' Corner for Barcelona! Andres Iniesta drills in a cross but Suarez's header goes wide off a touch from a Guangzhou defender. Another corner.

Sergi Samper comes on to replace Andres Iniesta.

1 - @LuisSuarez9 is the first player to score a hat trick in FIFA Club World Cup #ClubWC clubs. Milestone
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) December 17, 2015

With his hat-trick, Luis Suarez now becomes the second player ever to score a hat-trick in Intercontinental Cup or Club World Cup, after Pele for Santos in 1962.

#AnimsMessi pic.twitter.com/EJLPwvRkmF
— MESSISTATS (@MessiStats) December 17, 2015

Substitution for Barcelona: Sandro replaces Roberto.

70' Luis Suarez with an attempt from right outside the box after beating 4 Guangzhou defenders, but the shot goes wide.

Luis Suarez bags himself a hat-trick and has now scored 19 goals in his last 17 games for Barcelona. Stunning form. pic.twitter.com/TMtsqAY8aZ
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) December 17, 2015

GOOOAL! Luis Suarez completes his hat-trick as he puts the ball past the goalkeeper from the spot.

65' The Guangzhou players look amused as the referee points towards the penalty spot in favour of Barcelona. It was Munir who went down. Luis Suarez who is on his hat-trick is probably going to take it.

62' Barcelona are comfortable with keeping the ball to themselves right now as they sit 2-0 ahead.

Iniesta has provided 3 assists in the Clubs World Cup, equaling Alves as the players with most CWC assists for Barcelona #fcblive
— Sextuple (@BarcaStat) December 17, 2015

55' Too many passes inside the 18-yard box for FC Barcelona with Andres Iniesta eventually taking the final shot from just outside the box. The shot goes wide away.

With his second goal of the night, Luis Suarez now becomes the THIRD player ever to score a brace in a Club World Cup game for Barcelona, with the other two players being Adriano and Messi.

49' GOOOAL! FCB 2-0 GZE; Luis Suarez doubles his tally as he pics up the ball following a perfect lobbed pass from Andres Iniesta. He then runs to the sidelines to hug Neymar! Pure bromance.

48' The flag goes up for offside as Guangzhou break on a counter.

47' Barcelona win a throw-in after Andres Iniesta is challenged by a defender with the ball going out of play.

The second half is about to start as the players come out of the tunnel.

The referee blows the half-time whistle as the players head towards the locker room. HT: FC Barcelona 1-0 Guangzhou

One minute of additional time is allotted.

Images: Suarez scoring #fcblive [via @shjabk_bdnyay] pic.twitter.com/vVL7Pl8aLd
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) December 17, 2015

42' Corner for Guangzhou! They take a short one, but the ball was out for corner. We are a few minutes from half-time.

People riding Munir for 2 chances where he did exactly what he should do shows the bias towards the loved/hated player. Logic disappears
— adil (@Barca19stats) December 17, 2015

Barca in front, Suarez with a goal very reminiscent of his one in the Champions League final
— Kieran Canning (@KieranCanning) December 17, 2015

38' GOOOAL! Luis Suarez scores the opening goal of the night after a rebound from Ivan Rakitic's long-range shot. This was his 20th goal of the season for Barcelona. FCB 1-0 Guangzhou.

The fans are waiting for the players to come out of the hotel #FCBGuangzhou pic.twitter.com/I8CFKUE7no
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 17, 2015

Since Neymar's debut (2013) FC Barcelona are unbeaten in all 8 matches without Neymar AND Messi playing. #FCBGuangzhou #ClubWC
— Infostrada Sports (@InfostradaLive) December 17, 2015

Substitution: Zheng Zou is replaced by Xuepeng Li after the right-back suffered an injury.

A statement on the club website: "Leo Messi will not be playing after waking up on Thursday morning with renal colic, a type of abdominal pain commonly caused by kidney stones. His future availability will depend on the outcome of further medical tests."

"Leo Messi, last-minute absentee from the Club World Cup semi-final. The player has renal colic," Barcelona posted on Twitter.

31' Iniesta the architect again as he finds Munir inside the box with a precise cross from the left flank. However, Munir fails to find the right header as the ball goes wide away.

28' Guangzhou break on a counter, however, Mascherano comes to the rescue with a pin-point sliding tackle.

Barça has no width in the final third, lacking the right players to open up Guangzhou, like Adama and Deulofeu.
— Rafael Hernández (@RafaelH117) December 17, 2015

27' Iniesta plays forward a cross for Dani Alves, but the goalkeeper reaches to the ball before.

23' A good chance for Barcelona as Munir gets the ball following a pass from Iniesta, but goalkeeper Li comes off his line to deny him a chance.

Barcelona have started the game with 6 former academy players #fcblive
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) December 17, 2015

15' Barcelona win a free kick on the edge of the box after Suarez is fouled inside the box. The resulting free-kick fails to open the score at the International Stadium in Yokohama

BARCELONA XI: Bravo; Dani Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Jordi Alba; Rakitic, Busquets, Iniesta; Sergi Roberto, Suarez, Munir.

KICKOFF!

GUANGZHOU XI: Li Shuai; Zou Zheng, Kim, Feng Xiaoting, Zhang Linpeng; Zheng Zhi, Paulinho; Huang Bowen, Ricardo Goulart, Zheng Long; Elkeson.

Welcome to the live coverage of the Club World Cup semi-final as FC Barcelona take on Guangzhou!

Players missing: Rafinha (knee), Douglas (foot), Neymar (thigh), Messi (abdomen).