Barcelona women football team don show dem power for UEFA Women Champions League quarterfinal first leg as dem hammer Real Madrid 6-2 for Estadio Alfredo di Stéfano. The match wey happun on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, don put Barcelona for strong position to qualify for semifinal as dem dey look for dia eighth straight appearance for dat stage of competition.
Ewa Pajor open scoring for Barcelona just six minutes into di match after Patri Guijarro give fine pass wey cut Real Madrid defence. Seven minutes later, Esmee Brugts make am 2-0 as di ball enter net after goalkeeper Misa Rodriguez try save but fail. Linda Caicedo give Real Madrid hope for 30th minute as she dribble pass Barcelona goalkeeper Cata Coll to score, but dat hope short live.
Just two minutes after Caicedo goal, Irene Paredes restore Barcelona two-goal advantage with powerful header from Claudia Pina corner kick. Pajor score her second goal for 57th minute to make am 4-1, and Vicky López add fifth goal seven minutes later. Caicedo score beautiful individual goal for 66th minute to make am 5-2, but Alexia Putellas finish di scoring with 89th minute penalty after Caroline Graham Hansen suffer foul.
Barcelona coach and players express happiness with di result but say dem still need improve. Irene Paredes talk say dem no expect to get four-goal lead but dem happy with performance. Patri Guijarro add say dem no go relax for second leg despite di big advantage.
Real Madrid coach Pau Quesada admit say everything go wrong for dia team. He talk say di team scatter after first goal and Barcelona get extra gear wey Madrid no fit match. Quesada gather his players after match to encourage dem ahead of two more Clásico matches wey remain for eight days.
Di match na first of three Clásico matches wey Barcelona and Real Madrid go play within eight days. Dem go meet again for Liga F match on Sunday before second leg of Champions League quarterfinal for Spotify Camp Nou on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
Barcelona dey currently lead Spanish women league with 10 points ahead of Real Madrid. Dem don win 22 of dia 23 matches dis season, score 103 goals and concede only six. Barcelona don win Women Champions League three times (2021, 2023, 2024) and reach final five straight seasons, though dem lose last season final to Arsenal.
Real Madrid dey make dia second straight Champions League quarterfinal appearance after Arsenal eliminate dem last season. Despite di heavy defeat, Linda Caicedo performance stand out as she score both Madrid goals and show individual quality against strong Barcelona team.
For other Champions League quarterfinal matches, Bayern Munich beat Manchester United 3-2 for Old Trafford. Pernille Harder score two goals for Bayern while Maya Le Tissier and Hanna Lundkvist score for United. Momoko Tanikawa score winning goal for Bayern for 84th minute.
Di second leg matches go hold next week, with Barcelona expected to qualify for semifinal where dem go face either Manchester United or Bayern Munich. Real Madrid need miracle comeback to overturn 6-2 deficit and reach dia first Champions League semifinal.
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