A sold-out Camp Nou was treated to a memorable performance from Barcelona as they hit six past their humiliated rivals Real Madrid and reached the Women’s Champions League semi-finals.

The runners-up last season, Barcelona were already 6-2 up from the first leg after a ruthless victory in the Spanish capital and they coasted through the last four in style on Thursday with an emphatic 12-2 aggregate victory, setting up a semi-final showdown with the Bundesliga leaders, Bayern Munich. The German side eliminated Manchester United on Wednesday.

The Catalan outfit, who have reached five European finals in a row, winning three of those, are in ominously strong form and, on this showing, they will take some beating this term. They are seeking to go one better after the disappointment of losing last year’s final to Arsenal in Lisbon.

In front of a crowd of 60,067, which was a capacity crowd while the Camp Nou currently undergoes renovations, Barcelona turned on the style straight from the start. Alexia Putellas’s strike on a rebound, Caroline Graham Hansen’s header, Irene Paredes’ header from a corner and Ewa Pajor’s close-range finish put the rampant hosts into a 4-0 half-time lead on the night. In...