Barcelona became world champions for the second time after blowing Santos away with a 4-0 masterclass in the Club World Cup final on Sunday night.
Santos went into the match at Nissan Stadium confident that young stars Neymar and Paulo Henrique Ganso could help spring an upset over the Catalan superstars, but the South American champions' dreams had turned to dust as early as the 24th minute as reigning world player of the year Lionel Messi and Xavi gave Barcelona a two-goal lead.
Cesc Febregas added another a minute before halftime, and even though the Brazilians managed to stem the tide and avoid a whitewash after the break, Messi notched his second in the 82nd minute as Barcelona made its position as the world's best team official with a performance truly worthy of the title.
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