Barcelona put one foot into the last four of the Women’s Champions League with a comprehensive 6-2 first-leg victory at rivals Real Madrid.
Ewa Pajor – the Polish international who will face the Republic of Ireland in April when the World Cup qualifiers resume – netted twice alongside further strikes from Esmee Brugts, Irene Paredes, Vicky Lopez and Alexia Putellas’ late penalty to give Barca a resounding victory at the Alfredo di Stefano Stadium.
Linda Caicedo’s double for the hosts could not stop Madrid from falling to a heavy defeat before the two sides face off again in the quarter-final second leg in Barcelona next Thursday.
Barcelona cashed in on a bright start with two goals inside the first 13…