Barcelona had contested the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup final against Santos’ Neymar. Returning to the competition four years later, Luis Enrique’s men now had the Brazilian star in their ranks.

Lionel Messi returned from injury after missing the semi-finals as Barça’s iconic forward line of Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar came up against South American heavyweights River Plate in the Japan 2015 decider. Messi and Suarez were on the scoresheet, the latter taking home the adidas Golden Ball, as Barça became the first team to lift the Club World Cup trophy three times.

The FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019 gets under way on 11 December.