Coming from behind, Barcelona beat El Classico rivals Real Madrid. Securing a spot in the Champions League semi-final. An aggregate score of eight goals to three. In front of a record crowd of 91,553 people, packed into the iconic Camp Nou ground. On their first fixture at the stadium with spectators allowed. Blaugranes star Alexis Putellas describing the experience as ‘magical’. Their previous outing being during the Coronavirus pandemic, forcing the match to be played behind closed doors. Tickets available for game from as little as fifteen euros to non-club members. Whilst members snapped out their allocation of free tickets, more than two months in advance. Beating the former attendance record, from their visit to the Wanda Metropolitan in 2019. When they beat Atletico Madrid by two goals to nil. In front of a crowd of just over sixty thousand people. Usually playing their matches out of the Johan Cruyff stadium, the players walked out to a welcome they had previous not experienced. As average attendances figures stood at 2938, for the six thousand capacity ground.
A ground engulfing mosaic by fans displayed a message of ‘More than empowerment’ from the grandstand. As well as symbols in sections behind the goal, over the clubs famous blue and red colours. Showing the success of campaigns such Her game too in growing awareness for women’s football. A tie against either Arsenal or Wolfsburg awaits the Spanish giants as they looked to reach the final.
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