Camp Nou breaks own record for women’s game with 91,648 fans

Barcelona, ​​April 23 (BUS): The Camp Nou broke its own world record for women’s soccer match on Friday when more than 91,600 fans celebrated Barcelona’s 5-1 victory over Wolfsburg in the first leg of the semi-finals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League.

The 91,648 spectators counted by club officials exceeded 91,553 to watch Barcelona’s victory over Real Madrid last month. The previous record for a women’s game was 90,185 in the 1999 Women’s World Cup Final between the United States and China at the Rose Bowl, the Associated Press (AP) said.

And Alexia Putillas led Barcelona with two goals. The Ballon d’Or winner was one of Barcelona’s four scorers in the first half before earning a penalty and late turn to give them the top spot with 10 goals.

“We are very happy not only with the result but also with the atmosphere on the field. It is amazing that we have set a new record,” said Barcelona midfielder Patricia Guigaro. “What happened today and a month ago left us speechless. As days or years pass, we will better understand what happened. At the moment, we are not fully aware of the scale of this trial.”

The German visitors were dumbfounded right from the start when Aitana Bonmaty took a long pass and scored just two minutes into the match.

Caroline Graham Hansen doubled the advantage in 10th place when she used a soft change of foot to avoid the last defender’s sliding tackle before a left-footed shot into the far post.

Jennifer Hermoso scored 3-0 in the 33rd minute after completing the formation of a great team.

Then came Putillas’ turn after Guigaro played it. Her shot was blocked by Almoth Schulte, but it bounced off the post and rolled over the goal line.

Jill Roard reduced the difference for Wolfsburg in the 73rd minute when Tapia Wassmut put it back.

Schulte headed the wrong way when Botelas took a penalty in the 84th minute after a foul in the penalty area by Dominic Janssen.

The return leg will be in Germany on April 30.

On Sunday, Lyon host Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the other semi-final.

Barcelona seeks to repeat the triple achieved last season. He has already won the Spanish League and is in the semi-finals of the Copa de la Reina.

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