Spanish giants Barcelona have played down their billing as favorites for the prestigious Club World Cup, which kicks off tomorrow.
The European champions head to Japan with two-time World Player of the Year Ronaldinho in rampant form but coach Frank Rijkaard said his team would take nothing for granted.
"I can already see the headlines saying that we are the favourites, but I think that makes it all the more complicated for us," Rijkaard said.
"I don't think that there is anybody in the club who thinks that we are the favorites."
The Spanish giants have never won an intercontinental title and go into the end-of-year mini-tournament hoping to go one better than Johan Cruyff's dream team, which lost 2-1 to Sao Paulo in 1992.
Brazil's Internacional are the main threat with Asian champions Jeonbuk Motors, Club America, Al Ahly and Auckland City hoping to spring a surprise.
While Barcelona are missing injured forwards Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho appears to be back to his best after a disappointing World Cup.
The Brazilian has netted 10 times already in La Liga and underlined his resurgence with an impudent strike in the crucial mid-week win over Werder Bremen.
"Ever since I was a boy back in Brazil, this was the title that we all wanted to win. I can remember a number of games involving Brazilian sides and they all gave their utmost to try and become the best team in the world. I'd love to win the Club World Cup," Ronaldinho said.
He also said he was relishing playing against Internacional, arch-rivals of his former club Gremio.
Internacional, like Barcelona, enter the competition in the semi-finals where they will take on either African champions Al Ahly or Auckland City next week.
Egypt's Al Ahly are determined to improve on last year's bottom place.
"Our problem last year was that we lost our form, for some reason we could not play like we had before arriving in Japan," said influential playmaker Mohamed Aboutrika.
"This time, I think we are regaining some of our magical form and, once we have harmony among our players, the sky will be the limit," he said.
Meanwhile South Korea's Jeonbuk are preparing to take on Club America, the CONCACAF champions from Mexico.
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