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Barcelona's Andres Iniesta (R) and Guangzhou Evergrande's Paulinho (L) and Elkeson fight for the ball during their Club World Cup semifinal soccer match in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, December 17, 2015. [Photo/Agencies] |
Barcelona had to make due to without the services of Lionel Messi due to abdominal pain caused by renal colic, but Scolari feels his absence did not influence the outcome of the game.
"Messi's absence was a pity for him, but in terms of the game it didn't change much," he added.
"I said the other day that Barcelona are the only side who could get over the loss of a player like Neymar. With Messi the same thing happened, only Barca can handle two absences like that because they have 24 or 25 extremely good players."
Barcelona will take on Argentina's River Plate in the final.
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