Football: Suarez hat-trick seals Barcelona spot in final

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A hat-trick from Luis Suarez booked Barcelona a place in the FIFA Club World Cup final with a 3-0 victory against China’s Guangzhou Evergrande.

The Uruguayan striker opened the scoring in the 39th minute as he pounced on a rebound from Ivan Rakitic’s long-range shot.

He doubled the Catalan side’s lead five minutes after the break in Yokohama, Japan, with an angled volley before sealing his hat-trick from the penalty spot in the 67th minute.

Barcelona will face Argentinian side River Plate in Sunday's final at 7.30 p.m. local time (1030GMT).