<!--Article Start--> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="document jq_ColDocument jq_ShareArea"> <div class="tooltipContent"> <div class="scrollContent jq_Content jq_langdir tinyscrollbar doctooltip-y fontsize_0"> <div class="viewport"> <div class="overview"> <h3 style="text-align: justify">Lionel Messi marked his return from illness with a brilliant goal as Barcelona beat Argentina's River Plate 3-0 to capture a record third Club World Cup on Sunday.</h3> . <p style="text-align: justify">The Spanish giants welcomed back Messi after a bout of kidney stones and the mercurial Argentine scored with a clinical finish on 36 minutes, before a lethal Luis Suarez double destroyed River's hopes.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"We came here to win the title and it was important to get the job done," said Suarez.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"We stayed calm and played our game until Leo scored the first goal. More than my goals, it was just important to get our hands on the trophy."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Neymar, himself returning to the side after a groin strain, was instrumental in Barcelona's opener, climbing to knock down a Dani Alves cross for Messi to steer past River goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero with a deft flick of his left boot.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Suarez, who scored a hat-trick in Barca's 3-0 semi-final win over Guangzhou Evergrande, scored a second with a fierce low drive four minutes into the second half.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The former Liverpool striker grabbed his fifth goal in Japan when he guided a thumping header past a beleaguered Barovero after a pinpoint cross from Neymar.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Barca goalkeeper Claudio Bravo was a spectator for much of the game on a cold night. But the Chilean made an acrobatic save from a shot by River substitute Gonzalo Martinez seven minutes from time to deny the South Americans a consolation goal.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Messi, who forced a smart save from Barovero in the early skirmishes and could himself have finished with a hat-trick, became the first player to score in three finals after leading Barca to victory in 2009 and 2011.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"Messi and Neymar wanted to play in the final, no matter what," said Suarez. "It shows the sacrifice that there is in the group that they did everything to play."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Barcelona added the world title to a host of other titles they have collected this year -- the Champions League, Spain's La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the European Super Cup.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>By AFP</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!--Article End-->