Barcelona Routs Real Madrid 6-0, Advances to Women's Champions League Semifinals

Barcelona demolished rivals Real Madrid 6-0 to progress to the women’s Champions League semifinals with a convincing 12-2 aggregate score.

The Catalan football giants, led by Alexia Putellas, shone in their first game at the rebuilt Camp Nou, building on their 6-2 quarterfinal first leg victory.

Caroline Graham Hansen netted twice and Putellas also scored in Thursday’s rout, as three-time winners Barca reached an eighth consecutive semifinal.

Pere Romeu’s dominant side, runners-up to Arsenal last year, will face Bayern Munich in the semifinals after the German side knocked out Manchester United on Wednesday.

Despite missing key player Aitana Bonmati, Barca put on a tour de force to entertain a 60,000-strong crowd, the fourth-highest attendance in the competition’s history.

Putellas put Barca ahead on her 500th appearance for the club early on, turning home a rebound after Misa Rodriguez saved from Ewa Pajor.

Graham Hansen swiftly added the second for the Liga F leaders with a header from a Putellas cross, as Irene Paredes headed home from a corner for Barca’s third.

Polish striker Pajor grabbed the fourth with a close-range finish, while Graham Hansen netted Barca’s fifth early in the second half.

Esmee Brugts notched the sixth with a tap-in after a neat move involving Patri Guijarro and Clara Serrajordi.

Barca’s jubilant fans gave Putellas a deserved ovation as she was replaced late on, with the 32-year-old star out of contract at the end of the season.