Barcelona vs. Guangzhou Evergrande: Live Stream, Form Guide for Club World Cup

Barcelona take on Luiz Felipe Scolari's Guangzhou Evergrande in the semi-final of the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup at the International Stadium in Yokohama, Japan, on Thursday as they bid to win their fifth trophy of the year.

The Blaugrana have won the tournament twice before and will undoubtedly be the favourites to do so for a third time, with Guangzhou and either River Plate or Sanfrecce Hiroshima standing in their way.

The competition is already Barca's third chance of claiming silverware this season, with the Catalan giants having wrapped up the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla but losing the Supercopa de Espana to Athletic Bilbao.

Read on for a look at how the two teams are shaping up, but first here are the viewing details you need:

Date: Thursday, Dec. 17

Time: 10:30 a.m. GMT, 5:30 a.m. ET, 7:30 p.m. JST

TV: Fox Sports 1 USA

Live Stream: Fox Sports GO

Form Guide

The Chinese Super League and Asian Champions League winners come into the match in outstanding form, having gone unbeaten in their last 28 matches in all competitions—meaning former World Cup-winning Brazil manager Scolari is yet to taste defeat since taking over in June.

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That includes their Club World Cup quarter-final win over Mexican side Club America, and along with Scolari in the dugout, the Chinese side boast several Brazilian players, including the recognisable faces of Paulinho and Robinho.

Per Reuters' Brian Homewood, Scolari remains optimistic despite the level of the upcoming opposition:

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Our team did everything possible to get here and to play Barcelona, so this is absolutely spectacular for us. 

We know we are the small team, but I think we can do something. I have to dream and make the players believe that they can do it. Why not dream, why not believe we can beat Barcelona?

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Though the Blaugrana should win comfortably if they play anywhere near their top level, they will nevertheless have to be cautious.

Luis Enrique's side are on an impressive 14-match unbeaten streak since losing to Sevilla at the start of October but have been held to draws in their last three outings.

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Football journalist Rafael Hernandez accused Barca of complacency when they drew 2-2 with Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday:

With silverware on the line, though, Lionel Messi and Co. aren't likely to suffer that even against Guangzhou.

Per BBC Sport, Messi said: "That time we won, everything looked unrepeatable. We weren't sure if we'd get close to it again. And here we are. Now what's left for us to do is end the year in the best possible way and make it unforgettable."

As Homewood noted, to make up for the gap in quality, Guangzhou will likely attempt to get up close and personal with Barcelona to stifle their movement and creativity and won't be afraid to use deliberate fouls to break up their play.

As the overwhelming favourites in virtually every game they play, Barca are used to teams attempting to do this in a desperate bid to stop them.

Expect a professional performance from the Blaugrana as they get back to winning ways and force their way through to the final.