2011 FIFA Club World Cup final

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2011 FIFA Club World Cup final
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Match programme cover
Event 2011 FIFA Club World Cup
Santos Barcelona
Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Spain.svg
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Date18 December 2011
Venue International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama [1]
Referee Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) [1]
Attendance68,166 [1]
WeatherClear night
9 °C (48 °F)
42% humidity
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The 2011 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, an association football tournament hosted by Japan. It was the eighth final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organized tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations as well as the host nation's league champions.

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The final was played between CONMEBOL's champion Santos and UEFA's champion Barcelona. [2] [3] [4] Barcelona defeated Santos 4–0 and won their second FIFA Club World Cup, two years after they won their first one in 2009. [5]

The match was billed as a showdown between Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and the 19-year-old Santos forward Neymar, who would later go on to become Messi's teammate at both Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain. [6] Messi won the "duel" by scoring two goals in the final and being named man of the match as well as player of the tournament. [7] [8]

Road to final

Flag of Brazil.svg Santos Team Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
CONMEBOL Confederation UEFA
Winner of the 2011 Copa Libertadores QualificationWinner of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League
– Play-off round –
– Quarter-finals –
3–1 Flag of Japan.svg Kashiwa Reysol
(Neymar Soccerball shade.svg19', Borges Soccerball shade.svg24', Danilo Soccerball shade.svg63')		 Semi-finals 4–0 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd
(Adriano Soccerball shade.svg25', 43', Keita Soccerball shade.svg64', Maxwell Soccerball shade.svg81')

Team news

Barcelona forward David Villa missed the final after he broke his shinbone in the semi-final victory over Al-Sadd. [9] He was injured six minutes before half-time after appearing to land awkwardly; Barcelona announced after the match that he had suffered a "fracture to the tibia in his left leg" that could see him sidelined for four to five months. [10]

Match

Summary

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi in action during the second half Lionel Messi Player of the Year 2011 running.jpg
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi in action during the second half

In the first half, Barcelona were extremely dominant. [11] Messi and Thiago forced saves from Santos goalkeeper Rafael Cabral in the 12th minute. [12] Messi then scored with a chip over Cabral in the 17th minute. [12] Seven minutes later, Xavi scored a second with a strike from just inside the penalty area. [11] Santos came back with a short-range effort by Borges that was saved by Barcelona 'keeper Víctor Valdés, before Cesc Fàbregas hit the post two minutes later and then scored Barcelona's third goal just before the half ended. [12]

In the second half, Santos improved [7] and teenage star Neymar finally had a chance for Santos in the 57th minute when he was one-on-one with Valdés, but the shot was saved. [12] Barcelona's Dani Alves hit the post in the 79th minute, before Messi rounded the goalkeeper in the 82nd minute to cap the scoring with his second goal. [12]

Details

Santos Flag of Brazil.svg 0–4 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Report Messi Soccerball shade.svg17', 82'
Xavi Soccerball shade.svg24'
Fàbregas Soccerball shade.svg45'
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Attendance: 68,166 [1]
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) [1]
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Santos
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Barcelona
GK1 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Cabral
RB14 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Rodrigo
CB2 Flag of Brazil.svg Edu Dracena (c)Yellow card.svg 74'
CB6 Flag of Brazil.svg Durval
LB3 Flag of Brazil.svg Léo
RM4 Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Sub off.svg 31'
CM7 Flag of Brazil.svg Henrique
LM5 Flag of Brazil.svg Arouca
RW10 Flag of Brazil.svg Ganso Yellow card.svg 73'Sub off.svg 83'
LW11 Flag of Brazil.svg Neymar
CF9 Flag of Brazil.svg Borges Sub off.svg 79'
Substitutions:
MF8 Flag of Brazil.svg Elano Sub on.svg 31'
FW19 Flag of Brazil.svg Alan Kardec Sub on.svg 79'
MF18 Flag of Brazil.svg Ibson Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Muricy Ramalho
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GK1 Flag of Spain.svg Víctor Valdés
RB5 Flag of Spain.svg Carles Puyol (c)Sub off.svg 85'
CB3 Flag of Spain.svg Gerard Piqué Yellow card.svg 39'Sub off.svg 56'
LB22 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Eric Abidal
DM16 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Busquets
CM6 Flag of Spain.svg Xavi
CM8 Flag of Spain.svg Andrés Iniesta
AM4 Flag of Spain.svg Cesc Fàbregas
RW2 Flag of Brazil.svg Dani Alves
LW11 Flag of Spain.svg Thiago Sub off.svg 79'
CF10 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
Substitutions:
MF14 Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Mascherano Yellow card.svg 71'Sub on.svg 56'
FW17 Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Sub on.svg 79'
DF24 Flag of Spain.svg Andreu Fontàs Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg Pep Guardiola

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) [1]
Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) [1]
Fourth official:
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) [1]
Fifth official:
Toru Sagara (Japan) [1]

Match rules [13]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Statistics

See also

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