Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick in the absence of injured duo Lionel Messi and Neymar as Barcelona sealed a place in Sunday's Fifa Club World Cup final.
Suarez put Barca ahead after Guangzhou keeper Li Shuai parried Ivan Rakitic's long-range shot.
The former Liverpool striker doubled the lead with a sublime angled volley following Andres Iniesta's lofted pass.
Suarez completed his hat-trick with a penalty after Munir El Haddadi was fouled by Huang Bowen.
Barcelona will face Argentina's River Plate in the final and victory for Luis Enrique's side will ensure they end 2015 with a fifth trophy.
Having won La Liga and the Champions League, Barcelona have also added the Copa del Rey and Uefa Super Cup.
Barcelona, winners in 2009 and 2011, are seeking to become the first club to lift the trophy three times.
Argentina international Messi is facing a battle to make Sunday's final in Yokohama.
He was expected to play against Guangzhou but was diagnosed Thursday morning with renal colic, a type of abdominal pain commonly attributed to kidney stones.
His availability for the final will "depend on the outcome of further medical tests," a Barcelona statement said.
Fellow forward Neymar missed the semi-final in Yokohama due to a groin problem but is hoping to play on Sunday.
What they said:
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique on Luis Suarez: "Luis is a penalty area assassin, a killer, capable of resolving any situation that crops up in the area.
"If we also consider the pressure he puts on defenders by closing them down and the way he encourages the others, then he is indispensable."
On whether Messi or Neymar could play on Sunday: "I really don't know if they will be available but the important thing is we have the resources [to break down the defence].
"We took this very seriously, we were very efficient and made almost no mistakes."
Barcelona will meet Arsenal in the last 16 of the Champions League
Former Chelsea and Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari (left) is the manager of Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande
Lineup, Bookings (1) & Substitutions (6)
Barcelona
- 13 Bravo
- 06 Dani Alves
- 03 Piqué
- 14 Mascherano
- 18 Alba (Adriano - 76' )
- 04 Rakitic
- 05 Busquets
- 17 El Haddadi
- 20 Sergi (Ramírez - 72' )
- 08 Iniesta (Samper - 81' )
- 09 Suárez
Substitutes
- 01 ter Stegen
- 11 Neymar
- 15 Bartra
- 19 Ramírez
- 21 Adriano
- 23 Vermaelen
- 24 Mathieu
- 25 Masip
- 26 Samper
- 28 Gumbau
Guangzhou Evergrande
- 22 Li
- 05 Zhang
- 06 Feng Booked
- 28 Kim Young-gwon
- 25 Zou (Li - 35' )
- 08 Paulinho
- 10 Zheng
- 16 Huang
- 11 Goulart Pereira
- 27 Zheng (Yu - 56' )
- 09 Cardoso (Gao - 67' )
Substitutes
- 03 Mei
- 07 Borges de Carvalho
- 12 Wang
- 13 Fang
- 17 Liu
- 19 Zeng
- 20 Yu
- 21 Zhao
- 29 Gao
- 33 Rong
- 35 Li
- 56 Robinho
Match Stats
Live Text Commentary
Full Time Match ends, Barcelona 3, Guangzhou Evergrande 0.
90:00 +2:17 Full timeFull Time Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Guangzhou Evergrande 0.
90:00 +2:00Hand ball by Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona).
90:00 +1:31Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Zhang Linpeng.
89:03Foul by Dani Alves (Barcelona).
89:03Li Xuepeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88:17Attempt missed. Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adriano with a cross.
87:51Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87:51Foul by Li Xuepeng (Guangzhou Evergrande).
87:28Offside, Guangzhou Evergrande. Feng Xiaoting tries a through ball, but Gao Lin is caught offside.
87:08Foul by Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona).
87:08Zheng Zhi (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86:15Attempt missed. Sandro Ramírez (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Samper.
85:06Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85:06Foul by Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande).
83:42Attempt missed. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic following a corner.
83:15Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Kim Young-gwon.
83:13Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross.
82:40Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Zhang Linpeng.
82:36Attempt blocked. Sandro Ramírez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Samper.
Substitution Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Samper replaces Andrés Iniesta.
79:40Offside, Barcelona. Adriano tries a through ball, but Sandro Ramírez is caught offside.
77:39Foul by Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona).
77:39Li Xuepeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75:49Dangerous play by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
75:49Huang Bowen (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75:32 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Barcelona. Adriano replaces Jordi Alba.
71:14 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Barcelona. Sandro Ramírez replaces Sergi Roberto.
70:54Attempt missed. Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
68:38Offside, Barcelona. Gerard Piqué tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
67:59Offside, Guangzhou Evergrande. Li Shuai tries a through ball, but Gao Lin is caught offside.
66:59 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Guangzhou Evergrande. Gao Lin replaces Elkeson.
66:56 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Barcelona 3, Guangzhou Evergrande 0. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
65:48Penalty Barcelona. Munir El Haddadi draws a foul in the penalty area.
65:48Penalty conceded by Huang Bowen (Guangzhou Evergrande) after a foul in the penalty area.
61:39Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
60:06Foul by Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona).
60:06Zheng Zhi (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55:48 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Guangzhou Evergrande. Yu Hanchao replaces Zheng Long.
55:25Attempt missed. Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
54:21Foul by Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona).
54:21Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51:17Hand ball by Ricardo Goulart (Guangzhou Evergrande).
50:36Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50:36Foul by Huang Bowen (Guangzhou Evergrande).
49:30 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Barcelona 2, Guangzhou Evergrande 0. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta with a through ball.
48:54Offside, Guangzhou Evergrande. Huang Bowen tries a through ball, but Paulinho is caught offside.
48:23Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
48:23Huang Bowen (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45:00Second Half begins Barcelona 1, Guangzhou Evergrande 0.
45:00 +1:07 Half timeHalf Time First Half ends, Barcelona 1, Guangzhou Evergrande 0.
44:23Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44:23Foul by Ricardo Goulart (Guangzhou Evergrande).
43:46Corner, Guangzhou Evergrande. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
43:43Attempt blocked. Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Zheng Long with a cross.
43:08Corner, Guangzhou Evergrande. Conceded by Luis Suárez.
42:25Corner, Guangzhou Evergrande. Conceded by Dani Alves.
42:15Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
42:15Li Xuepeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40:17Attempt saved. Elkeson (Guangzhou Evergrande) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zheng Long with a cross.
39:47Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
39:47Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39:41Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
39:41Huang Bowen (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38:33 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Barcelona 1, Guangzhou Evergrande 0. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
38:31Attempt saved. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
36:16Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36:16Foul by Huang Bowen (Guangzhou Evergrande).
36:06Attempt missed. Huang Bowen (Guangzhou Evergrande) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zheng Long with a cross.
34:55 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Guangzhou Evergrande. Li Xuepeng replaces Zou Zheng because of an injury.
34:18Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33:15Delay in match Zou Zheng (Guangzhou Evergrande) because of an injury.
33:05Foul by Dani Alves (Barcelona).
33:05Zou Zheng (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31:35Attempt missed. Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta with a cross.
25:24Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25:24Foul by Elkeson (Guangzhou Evergrande).
24:57Foul by Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona).
24:57Zheng Long (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23:21Foul by Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona).
23:21Huang Bowen (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22:13Attempt saved. Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta with a through ball.
18:51Offside, Barcelona. Gerard Piqué tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
16:20Attempt blocked. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
15:34 BookingBooking Feng Xiaoting (Guangzhou Evergrande) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15:17Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15:17Feng Xiaoting (Guangzhou Evergrande).
12:26Foul by Luis Suárez (Barcelona).
12:26Kim Young-gwon (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9:24Attempt missed. Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
7:04Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
7:04Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6:30Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Kim Young-gwon.
2:06Offside, Barcelona. Andrés Iniesta tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
0:00First Half begins.
0:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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