• Performers entertain the crowd ahead of kick-off. Karim Jaafar / AFP
    Performers entertain the crowd ahead of kick-off. Karim Jaafar / AFP
  • Supporters get ready for the match. Karim Jaafar / AFP
    Supporters get ready for the match. Karim Jaafar / AFP
  • Lionel Messi holds the hands of Afghan boy Murtaza Ahmadi as the game mascot ahead of the game. Karim Jaafar / AFP
    Lionel Messi holds the hands of Afghan boy Murtaza Ahmadi as the game mascot ahead of the game. Karim Jaafar / AFP
  • Lionel Messitakes on Al Ahli’s Luiz Carlos. Karim Jaafar / AFP
    Lionel Messitakes on Al Ahli’s Luiz Carlos. Karim Jaafar / AFP
  • Barcelona’s Ivan Rakitic fights for the ball with Al Ahli’s Omar Al Soma. Ibraheem Al Omari / Reuters
    Barcelona’s Ivan Rakitic fights for the ball with Al Ahli’s Omar Al Soma. Ibraheem Al Omari / Reuters
  • Barcelona’s Lucas Digne skips away from Al Ahli’s Housain Al-Mogahwi. Ibraheem Al Omari / Reuters
    Barcelona’s Lucas Digne skips away from Al Ahli’s Housain Al-Mogahwi. Ibraheem Al Omari / Reuters
  • Lionel Messi gets away from Luiz Carlos. Ibraheem Al Omari / Reuters
    Lionel Messi gets away from Luiz Carlos. Ibraheem Al Omari / Reuters
  • Omar Abdulrahman, turning out for Al Ahli, in action against Barcelona. Karim Jaafar / AFP
    Omar Abdulrahman, turning out for Al Ahli, in action against Barcelona. Karim Jaafar / AFP
  • Andres Iniesta receives the trophy after Barcelona win the Match of Champions. Karim Jaafar / AFP
    Andres Iniesta receives the trophy after Barcelona win the Match of Champions. Karim Jaafar / AFP
  • Barcelona players celebrate after winning the Match of Champions. Karim Jaafar / AFP
    Barcelona players celebrate after winning the Match of Champions. Karim Jaafar / AFP

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Messi, Neymar, Suarez and Abdulrahman all score in Barcelona’s friendly win over Al Ahli — in pictures

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A selection of photos from Doha as Barcelona defeated Saudi Arabian champions Al Ahli in a special friendly. The match ended 5-3 to the Spanish champions. Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi, and Neymar put Barcelona 3-0 ahead by half-time, before the UAE’s Omar Abdulrahman, turning out for Al Ahli, pulled one back from the penalty spot. Paco Alcacer and Rafinha made it 5-1 to Barca before Muhannad Aseri pulled two back for the Saudi champions.

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