FIFA Club World Cup Final: Santos vs Barcelona preview and predictions (18 December 2011)

Friday, 16 December 2011

The final everyone was sure to expect in Japan between two of the finest clubs South American and European football have to offer. Just two name: Neymar and Messi. Who will win this match and estabilished himself as the best club in the world? This article contains a complete preview of Santos vs Barça match, probable lineups, free betting tips and much more!

SANTOS vs BARCELONA: MATCH PREVIEW- Barcelona will want to lift the second World Club Cup title in the last three editions. In 2009 they had managed to win six trophies including this one, domestic trophies and the Champions League and European Super Cup with Pedro scoring in each of the finals that lead to every one of them.

- The Catalan giants have earned passage into the final following a 4-0 victory against Qatari side Al Sadd in Yokohama on Thursday. In a fixture that proved to be nothing more than a procession for the reigning European champions, two goals from Adriano in the first half sent Pep Guardiola's men on the road to victory. Seydou Keita and Maxwell sealed the win in the second half, but the win was soured by David Villa's injury,

- Guardiola rested a number of starters against Al-Sadd knowing that they would have played a day after Santos before they clash on Sunday at 11:00 CET. Xavi, Pique, Dani Alves, Fabregas and Busquets were not given any playing time whilst Abidal was spared the final half an hour. All, apart from Busquets probably, should start in the Santos match.

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- David Villa’s injury seemed related to a muscle pull but it was later confirmed that he actually broke his tibia and may be out of contention for a maximum of six months. Alexis Sanchez was brought on in place of Villa but was then substituted again in the second half and suspicions are that he suffered a muscle injury.

- Santos defeated Kashiwa Reysol 3-1 in the first Club World Cup semifinal on Wednesday thanks to spectacular goals from Neymar, Borges and Danilo. Coach Muricy Ramalho remarked that Santos would need to produce a much better display against Barcelona in the final.

- Neymar struck fear into Reysol every time he touched the ball but Kashiwa exposed Santos’ weakness in covering the middle of the park. They caught the Brazilians on the counter attack with relative ease getting their man in a great position to finish off.

- We really don’t think Santos stand much of a chance against Barca on Sunday, mainly because of their defensive deficiencies (especially in the center of the pitch) but if Neymar can recover from his knock and play a full 90 like did the first 35 against Kashiwa, if Ganso can continue to look assured, and if Danilo puts in a repeat performance, maybe Santos can at least get a goal out of it and make it interesting.

SANTOS vs BARCELONA: PROBABLE LINEUPSSantos (4-4-2): 1. Rafael Cabral; 4. Danilo Luiz, 6. Durval da Silva, 14. Bruno Rodrigo, 2. Edu Dracena; 7. Henrique Pacheco, 5. Marcos Arouca, 8. Elano Blumer, 10. Henrique Ganso; 11. Neymar, 9. Borges
Barcelona (4-3-3): 1. Victor Valdes; 2. Dani Alves, 14. Javier Mascherano, 3. Gerard Pique, 22. Eric Abidal; 16. Sergio Busquets, 6. Xavi Hernandez, 4. Cesc Fabregas; 8. Andres Iniesta, 9. Alexis Sanchez, 10. Lionel Messi.

SANTOS vs BARCELONA: TEAM FORMSantos
Dec 14, 2011    Kashiwa Reysol 1 - Santos 3    CWC
Dec 4, 2011    Sao Paulo 4 - Santos 1    BRA1
Nov 27, 2011    Santos 1 - Esporte Clube Bahia 1    BRA1
Nov 20, 2011    Coritiba Foot Ball Club 1 - Santos 0    BRA1
Nov 17, 2011    Santos 1 - Atlético Goianiense 1    BRA1
FC Barcelona
Dec 15, 2011    Al Sadd 0 - FC Barcelona 4    CWC
Dec 10, 2011    Real Madrid CF 1 - FC Barcelona 3    LIGA
Dec 6, 2011    FC Barcelona 4 - BATE 0    UCL
Dec 3, 2011    FC Barcelona 5 - Levante 0    LIGA
Nov 29, 2011    FC Barcelona 4 - Rayo Vallecano 0    LIGA

SANTOS vs BARCELONA: BEST ODDS

FIFA Club World Championship	Best Odds	Bookie
Santos	8.00
The Draw	4.75
Barcelona	1.40

SANTOS vs BARCELONA: BETTING PREDICTIONSBarcelona -1 @ 2.10
1:4 Correct Score @ 18.00
Messi anytime goalscorer @ 1.62
Over 3,5 goals @ 2.40

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