Barcelona set up a Club World Cup final showdown with Santos after picking a way through the massed ranks of Al Sadd's defense to claim a 4-0 win on Thursday night.
An almost full-strength Barcelona lineup at Nissan Stadium left the Asian champions from Qatar in little doubt who began the semifinal as the overwhelming favorite, and two first-half goals from Brazilian defender Adriano put the Catalans firmly on course to reach Sunday's final.
World player of the year Lionel Messi was unable to add his name to the scoresheet as he saw a free kick saved in the 63rd minute, but Seydou Keita and substitute Maxwell hit two more to give the 66,298 crowd something to cheer despite the defensive Qataris' best efforts to shut the game down.