David Villa suffers leg break as Barcelona beat Al- Sadd

European champions Barcelona beat Asian champions Al Sadd 4-0 at the Club World Cup semifinals on Thursday, bringing the team one step closer to the final championship. Al Sadd could barely touch the ball during the first half of the game, as Barcelona owned 70 percent of possession, and Adriano struck twice to cement Barcelona's victory. Adriano's first in the 25th minute came at the expense of the clumsy defending by Ibrahim Abdulmajed. Barcelona went up 2-0 in the 43rd minute when Thiago put Adriano through for a left-footed strike. The dominance of Barcelona continued in the send half of the game, and Keita made it 3-0 four minutes past the hour. Substitute Maxwell netted the fourth nine minutes before the end of game. The only concern Barcelona had all game was the early departure of David Villa, Spain's World Cup- winning striker, who was injured in the 39th minute after landing on his left foot. Barcelona won the tournament two years ago in Abu Dhabi. The team will face off Santos in the final on Sunday.

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