Camp Nou don turn to slaughterhouse for Real Madrid women as Barcelona hammer dem 6-0 for second leg of Women Champions League quarter-final. The total aggregate score reach 12-2, and Barcelona don book their ticket for semi-final with Bayern Munich. The match na like one-sided affair wey make pundits dey wonder wetin dey wrong with Real Madrid tactics.
From the beginning, Barcelona show say dem no come to play. Alexia Putellas, wey dey make her 500th appearance for Barcelona, open scoring for 8th minute. The stadium wey pack full with 60,067 fans just dey roar as the ball enter net. Caroline Graham Hansen add second goal for 15th minute, and Irene Paredes make am three for 27th minute.
Ewa Pajor join the party for 34th minute to make am four before half-time. Real Madrid goalkeeper Misa Rodriguez just dey suffer as Barcelona attackers dey pepper her with shots. By the time Graham Hansen score her second goal for 55th minute, the match don already finish. The final nail for coffin come when Kiko Nazareth come from bench to score the sixth goal.
Former England footballer Lianne Sanderson talk for Disney+ say she dey criticize Real Madrid and how dem set up for the match. “They conceded after eight minutes from Putellas, and they have been nowhere near it. You have to ask questions of the manager Quesada. They are all over the place at the back and they looked like they threw in the towel from the get go.”
Real Madrid manager Alberto Quesada try make some changes, bring in Rocio Galvez and Alba Redondo for Feller and Maria Mender, but nothing work. Even when Irune Dorado replace Yasmim for second half, the damage don already too much. Barcelona coach Jonatan Giraldez just dey watch as his team dey display total football.
The statistics dey tell the whole story. Barcelona dominate possession, create chance upon chance, and Real Madrid just dey chase shadows. This na Barcelona 24th win from 25 Clásicos against Real Madrid women, and dem dey cruise toward semi-final with confidence. Bayern Munich go face tough battle when dem meet Barcelona for next round.
For the other quarter-final match wey dey hold same time, Lyon dey face Wolfsburg with 1-0 deficit from first leg. But all eyes dey for Barcelona performance wey dem show for Camp Nou. The team remain unbeaten for UWCL this year, and dem continue to prove say dem na the team to beat for women football.
Fans wey watch the match live for stadium dey talk about amazing atmosphere. One fan wey identify as James from Barcelona say, “What an amazing atmosphere here in Camp Nou! We got tickets whilst on our short family trip to Barcelona. So good to see this team in real life, with their amazing fans singing and chanting!”
Barcelona last six games don dey show WWWWWD, while Real Madrid own na LLWWWW before this heavy defeat. The gap between the two Spanish giants for women football dey widen, and analysts dey wonder if Real Madrid fit ever catch up. For now, Barcelona dey march on toward another Champions League trophy, and dem don send strong message to Bayern Munich wey dey wait for semi-final.
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