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Barcelona thrash Wolfsburg in front of world-record crowd in UWCL semifinal first leg

Barcelona have one foot in the UEFA Women's Champions League final after dismantling Wolfsburg 5-1 in the semifinal first leg in front of a world-record crowd of 91,648 fans at Camp Nou on Friday.

Alexia Putellas scored twice and Aitana Bonmati, Caroline Graham Hansen, Jennifer Hermoso were also on target as Barca extended their incredible winning run to 45 games in all competitions, dating back to last June.

For Wolfsburg, whose consolation came from Jill Roord, this was their first defeat since November, a run spanning 17 games.

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Barca broke the attendance record in women's football in the previous round when a crowd of 91,553 saw them beat Real Madrid in March, but they bettered that figure here and they now have the two highest attendances in European football this season.