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Barcelona women crush Real Madrid 6-0 in Champions League quarterfinal

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  • Barcelona's women's team won 6-0 over Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinal second leg, advancing with a 12-2 aggregate score.
  • Multiple players scored for Barcelona, including Caroline Graham Hansen with two goals.
  • Mircea Lucescu is stepping down as Romania's head coach due to health issues after collapsing on the training field.

Barcelona won 6-0 over Real Madrid in the women's Champions League quarterfinal second leg. The match was played in front of 60,067 spectators at Camp Nou. Barcelona won the away leg 6-2.

The aggregate score was 12-2 in favor of Barcelona. Goal scorers for Barcelona included Alexia Putellas with the first goal, Irene Paredes with the third, Ewa Pajor with the fourth, and Esmee Brugts with the sixth. Caroline Graham Hansen scored two goals for Barcelona.

In other football news, Mircea Lucescu is stepping down as head coach of the Romanian men's national football team. The 80-year-old coach collapsed on the training field three days after the Turkey match. Mircea Lucescu was treated at a hospital in Bucharest for a serious heart rhythm disorder.

The Romanian Football Federation announced Lucescu's departure on its own website. Under Lucescu, Romania reached the playoffs in World Cup qualification. Romania was stopped in the semifinals of the playoffs by Turkey last week.

Looking ahead, the women's Champions League final will be played at Ullevaal Stadium on May 23. Later on Thursday, Lyon and Wolfsburg will meet in the women's Champions League. Wolfsburg won the home leg 1-0 against Lyon.

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