Asisat Oshoala starred for Barcelona Ladie as they beat title rivals Atletico Madrid Ladies at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.
The Nigerian forward continued her impressive goal scoring form for Barcelona Ladie by netting one in their 2-0 away win against
It was Asisat Oshoala‘s fifth goal in five appearances for Barcelona Ladies in the Liga Iberdrola since her arrival on loan from Chinese club Dalian Quanjian in January.
Apart from Barcelona’s Ladie’s impressive performance, was a new world record set in the match.
Over 60,000 people attended the women’s club football match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, which is a new world record.
The jam-packed crowd crammed into the 68,000-capacity Wanda Metropolitano after the tie was switched due to demand for tickets.
Atletico usually play their home games at the club’s training ground. But they were forced to move the showdown due to popularity.
And that meant 60,739 watched on as the hosts slipped to a 2-0 defeat courtesy of goals from Asisat Oshoala and England international Toni Duggan.
The result has now re-opened the title race, with Barca closing the gap on leaders Atletico to three points with only six matches remaining.
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