Pique wants to seize CWC opportunity

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has called for his team-mates to seize the chance to officially announce themselves as the best team in the world.

Barca are currently in Japan preparing for their FIFA Club World Cup semi-final match against Asian representatives Al Sadd, which takes place on Thursday.

And Pique, who last won the tournament with the Catalan outfit in 2010 insists his side will be going all out to win the competition.

"We can't miss out on chances like this," Pique said on Barca's official website.

"We haven't yet adapted to the time change or recovered from such a long journey.

"We trained a bit harder today [Tuesday] and tomorrow [Wednesday] we'll train even harder."

Pique also spoke of his delight at Saturday's 3-1 win over Real Madrid, which saw Barca take over at the top of La Liga.

"We are very happy with our play and the result," Pique added. "We left feeling that we're on the right track and doing things well.

"The team knew we were able to win there [at the Santiago Bernabeu].

"We can change our system as we like, and play with either three or four defenders."

If Barcelona manage to beat Al Sadd on Thursday, either Kashiwa Reysol or Santos await in the final to be held on Sunday.