Barcelona's Villa fractures leg

BARCELONA forward David Villa fractured his leg during the Club World Cup semi-final against Al Sadd of Qatar on Thursday, the Spanish champions said.

BARCELONA forward David Villa fractured his leg during the Club World Cup semi-final against Al Sadd of Qatar on Thursday, the Spanish champions said.

"Bad news for David Villa and Barca, the striker's left tibia is fractured," Barcelona said on their Twitter feed.