A victory, a qualification and a world record. For Barça, it was the perfect evening. The Catalan club’s women’s team beat Real Madrid 5-2 (first leg: 3-1) in front of 91,553 spectators at Camp Nou on Wednesday night, setting a new world record for a women’s football match. The suspense lasted less than an hour as Real managed to reach the break at 1-1 and even lead 2-1 for a few minutes at Camp Nou. Then the Catalans reacted and scored four goals in quick succession, just to put the score in line with their total domination of this match.
The Catalan club had offered free places to its “socios” (supporters-shareholders), in this legendary stadium that can accommodate 99,000 spectators. The old record (90,185 spectators) stood since the 1999 World Cup final between the United States and China at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena (California). Successful bet and “historic day” therefore, as planned on Tuesday Alexia Putellas, the Ballon d’Or of the reigning European champions. As for the planned party, it was not spoiled by a bad result from Barça, largely dominating.
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On the contrary, and there was even a relative suspense, for a little less than an hour, Real having managed to reach the break at 1-1, because Olga Carmona equalized (16th), on a penalty logically whistled by the French Stéphanie Frappart, after a hand from Paredes in the area. Barça opened the scoring with a perfect lob from Mapi Leon (8th) and continued to dominate (70-30 in possession, 12 shots to 2 in the first period). But the people of Madrid continued to play against and even managed to lead 2-1 for a few minutes at Camp Nou, on a lob from Claudia Zornoza (48th) even more beautiful than that of Leon, because adjusted almost from the central circle.
Alexia Putellas (FC Barcelona), Ivana Andres (Real Madrid)
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The Catalans then sounded the end of recess and scored four goals in twenty minutes, just to put the score in line with their total domination of this match, almost from start to finish: Aitana Bonmati (52nd), Claudia Pina (55th) , Captain Putellas (63rd) and another last for the road, by the Norwegian Caroline Graham Hansen (70th). It was indeed a gala Barça for a gala match. The Barcelona players will face Arsenal or Wolfsburg in the semi-finals, who had drawn the first leg (1-1) and will play their return match in Germany on Thursday (6:45 p.m.).
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