Yokohama: European champions Barcelona overpowered Qatar’s Al Sadd 4-0, on Thursday, to reach the Club World Cup final, Brazilian defender Adriano scoring twice in an embarrassingly one-sided contest.

The Spanish champions, bidding to win the seven-team competition for the second time in three years, face Brazil’s Santos in a mouth-watering final, in Yokohama, on Sunday.

The gloss was taken off an easy win in front of 66,000 spectators after Spain striker David Villa was rushed to hospital with a broken leg after going down awkwardly in the first half.

Barca took the lead in comical fashion after 25 minutes, Pedro’s cross bobbling off Al Sadd defender Nadir Belhadj and goalkeeper Mohamed Saqr’s panicked clearance crashing off Adriano’s shin into the back of the net.

Adriano scored his second two minutes before halftime. Lionel Messi brilliantly picked out Seydou Keita, who calmly flicked home Barca’s third in the 64th minute. Substitute Maxwell added fourth in the 81st minute.

“Bad news for David Villa and Barca, the striker’s left tibia is fractured,” Barcelona said on their Twitter feed after the match. “The player has been taken to the Yokohama Rosa hospital for further tests.” (Reuters)