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Barcelona breeze past Wolfsburg to reach semi-finals

Salma Paralluelo celebrates scoring Barcelona's second goal with team-matesGetty Images

Emily Salley

BBC Sport journalist

Holders Barcelona cruised past Wolfsburg to set up a Women's Champions League semi-final with either Manchester City or Chelsea.

Barcelona secured a dominant 4-1 win in the first leg and were quick to extend their aggregate lead at Estadi Johan Cruyff, with Salma Paralluelo hitting two goals past Wolfsburg keeper Anneke Borbe inside 20 minutes.

Esmee Brugts added a third before the break, drilling a shot from the edge of the box into the bottom-left corner of the Wolfsburg goal.

Substitute Claudia Pina made an impact off the bench for the hosts, linking up well with Alexia Putellas to slot in before Lineth Beerensteyn pulled a consolation goal back for Wolfsburg following a poor clearance from goalkeeper Cata Coll.

However, Barcelona wrapped up the victory in style with Pina and Mapi Leon each sending superb free-kicks past Borbe to give the Catalans a 10-2 win on aggregate.

The two-time defending champions will discover their semi-final opponents when Chelsea host Manchester City at Stamford Bridge later on Thursday.

Chelsea, who were thrashed 4-0 by Barcelona in the 2020-21 final, lost the first leg 2-0 after substitute Vivianne Miedema scored twice.

Semi-final ties will be played on 19-20 and 26-27 April.

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