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Firmino late strike takes Liverpool into Club World Cup final

Liverpool's Roberto Firmino scored his fifth goal of the season to set-up a Club World Cup final against Flamengo.[Courtesy]

Roberto Firmino came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner as a below-par Liverpool edged out Mexican side Monterrey 2-1 at the Club World Cup in Doha on Wednesday and set up a final this weekend against Flamengo.

The game had started very well for Jurgen Klopp's team, with Naby Keita firing them into an early lead, to the delight of almost everyone in the crowd at the Khalifa International Stadium.

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