Barcelona to the Club World Cup final, Villa to face a lengthy spell on the sidelines

Yokohama, December 15: Barcelona beat Al-Sadd 4-0 in the Club World Cup semi-final here on Thursday. Barcelona will now face South American champions Santos in the final.

Adriano scored the opener from close range in 25th minute after a blunder by Al-Sadd goalkeeper Mohamed Saqr who failed to pick up the pass from his own defender. Adriano doubled the lead in the 43rd with a left-footed shot from just inside the box.

On 64 minutes Lional Messi's passed to Seydou Keita who facing keeper one-to-one flicked to the left corner of the goal. Substitute Maxwell scored he final goal on 81 minutes to seal the victory in a one-sided affair.

"We did not give Al-Sadd a chance," Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola said. "That means the defense was well organized and our defenders had quick counter-attack abilities." 

Villa injured his left leg during the match

Barcelona forward David Villa left the game in the 37th minute after breaking the tibia in his left leg when fighting off two defenders. He was taken to a hospital for an examination.

 The 30-year-old was carried off on a stretcher and Barça announced soon after that he had suffered a "fracture to the tibia in his left leg". 

"We are going to miss Villa," Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara said. "We hope it isn't too bad. ... When you play you never think that these things can happen. It was bad luck." 

"The approximate time he will be sidelined is between four and five months," a club statement said.
Villa is likely to miss the majority of Barça's La Liga and Champions League campaigns, but could be available to world and European champions Spain for Euro 2012, which begins in June.