Incredible night for women's football as a crowd record was broken at Nou Camp
That was how Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas described playing in front of a record-breaking crowd of 91,553 fans at the Nou Camp.
It was the team's first appearance in front of supporters at the iconic stadium and the occasion did not disappoint.
The players produced a sensational display to thrash rivals Real Madrid 5-2 and reach the Champions League semi-finals, but all eyes were on the crowd, and whether it could surpass 60,739 and set a new record attendance for a women's club game.
It went much further, beating a 23-year record of 90,195 from the 1999 World Cup in the United States, to become the largest crowd to watch a women's football match.
Ballon d'Or winner Putellas, who grew up watching the men's team at the Nou Camp, said the turnout had left her "speechless".
"This has been utterly magical. When the match finished, the fans didn't want to go home; there was a connection between them and us while we celebrated," she said.
"I saw a lot of girls, children with that spark in their eyes. It's amazing to be part of history."
Pinellas was among the goals as the defending champions came from 2-1 down to win 5-2 on the night and secure an emphatic 8-3 aggregate victory.
Fellow goalscorer Aitana Bonmati said: "We've recently been through some beautiful experiences, especially winning the Champions League. But maybe this was more special.
"A full Nou Camp and making history - immense."
The night started with Barcelona's team bus squeezing through thousands of fans singing and waving flags outside the stadium long before kick-off.
Inside the ground, a giant mosaic was formed before the match, spelling out the words "more than empowerment".
The club had said that filling the biggest stadium in Europe would "send out a clear message to aspiring young girls all around the world - you can do it too!"
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