Football: Messi, Neymar to play in Club World Cup final
Barcelona will be bidding to become first team to win the Club World Cup three times in the final.
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) - Lionel Messi returned to Barcelona s starting line-up for Sunday s Club World Cup final against River Plate in Yokohama after recovering from a bout of renal colic, the Spanish club said.
Brazilian striker Neymar, who had been struggling with a groin strain, also comes back alongside Luis Suarez, who scored a hat-trick in the 3-0 semi-final victory over Guangzhou Evergrande in the pair s absence.
Barcelona will be bidding to become the first team to win the Club World Cup three times in the final, which kicks off at 1930 local time (1030 GMT).