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Barcelona potential Club World Cup opponent set as River Plate wins Copa Libertadores

As the current UEFA Champions League holders, Barcelona have earned the right to play the FIFA Club World Cup that will be held in Japan between December 10-20. We're still finding out the whole field of contestants, but the potential Barça opponent in the final has qualified.

Argentina giants River Plate have won the 2015 Copa Libertadores with a 3-0 over Mexico's Tigres UANL. The Millonarios, who were the worst of the teams in the Round of 16, came back and completed its redemption story with a dominant win over the alleged favorites.