Barcelona thump Real Madrid 6-0 to reach women’s Champions League semifinal

Barcelona reach the last four of the women’s Champions League, beating fierce football rivals Real Madrid 12-2 on aggregate.Barcelona demolished rivals Real Madrid 6-0 to progress to the women’s Champions League semifinals 12-2 on aggregate.Alexia Putellas shone for the Catalan football giants in their first game at the rebuilt Camp Nou, building on their 6-2 quarterfinal first leg victory.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Mohamed Salah: Football, Faith & Changing Perceptionslist 2 of 4Iran’s World Cup talks with Infantino sees progress as war darkens US triplist 3 of 4Italy’s football chief resigns after World Cup 2026 failurelist 4 of 4UEFA’s Euro 2032 warning the latest blow to Italy after World Cup exitend of listThree-time winners Barca reached an eighth consecutive semifinal, with winger Caroline Graham Hansen netting twice and Putellas also on the scoresheet in Thursday’s rout.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 and long-term absentee 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.Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Putellas put Barca ahead on her 500th appearance for the club early on, turning home a rebound after Misa Rodriguez saved from Ewa Pajor.That set Barca on their way to beating Clasico rivals Madrid for a sixth time this season. They have scored 25 goals in the process against only two conceded.Graham Hansen swiftly added the second for the Liga F leaders with a header from a Putellas cross.Irene Paredes headed home from a corner for Barca’s third, just as she had done in the first leg, as Madrid crumbled.Polish striker Pajor grabbed the fourth with a close-range finish after Rodriguez struggled to push away a header.Athenea del Castillo poked wide for Madrid shortly before half-time, spurning her team’s best chance.