Lionel Messi [ Images ] scored two wonder goals as European champions Barcelona [ Images ] thrashed Brazil's [ Images ] Santos 4-0 to win their second Club World Cup in two years on Sunday.
The Argentine put the Spanish giants in front with an exquisite chip after 17 minutes in Yokohama before Xavi [ Images ] drilled home a second seven minutes later.
Cesc Fabregas [ Images ] stabbed home Barca's third on the stroke of halftime as Barca threatened to run riot and came within a whisker of another goal moments after the restart.
Messi made it 4-0 eight minutes from time, brilliantly latching on to a Dani Alves pass and bursting past goalkeeper Rafael Cabral to slip the ball into the net.
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