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Luis Suarez: Club World Cup will be first of many trophies for Barca this season

Team won’t rest on their laurels says striker

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Barcelona's Luis Suarez celebrates scoring their third goal. Photo: Reuters
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Barcelona striker Luis Suarez warned that the Spanish giants will be hungry for even more silverware after capturing a record third Club World Cup.

The Uruguayan fired a second-half double as European champions brushed aside Argentina’s River Plate 3-0 in Sunday’s final in Yokohama before insisting Barca’s appetite for success would not be dimmed after lifting a fifth trophy of 2015.

“After a competition like this the majority of teams suffer a dip,” said Suarez. “We have to avoid that and we have that desire to keep on winning titles and show that we're the best team in the world.”

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Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu described Lionel Messi as the greatest ever after the Argentine wizard returned from a bout of kidney stones to score Barca’s opener.

“Leo Messi is the best player in the history of football,” he said. “It's spectacular what we have achieved.”
Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Andres Iniesta smile during an award ceremony after the win. Photo: Kyodo
Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Andres Iniesta smile during an award ceremony after the win. Photo: Kyodo
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Messi became the first player to score in three Club World Cup finals, after leading Barca to victory in 2009 and 2011, when he netted with a deft flick of his left boot nine minutes before half-time.

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