Alexia Putellas finds the net in her 500th appearance for Barcelona

What better occasion to celebrate her 500th appearance for Barcelona. A global icon like Aitana Bonmatí, Alexia Putellas continues to elevate her legacy in yet another Champions League Clásico against Real Madrid at Spotify Camp Nou.

After the 2 to 6 result in the first leg, a ninth semifinal appearance now awaits, the eighth in a row, following her early impact. Putellas opened the scoring for Pere Romeu’s side in the eighth minute and, just seven minutes later, delivered the cross that led to Caroline Graham Hansen’s goal for 2 to 0.

The only remaining player from Barcelona’s first European match against Arsenal in 2012, the same year she debuted with the first team, now has Melanie Serrano’s all time appearance record of 517 games within reach. Achieving that milestone would require her to remain at the club next season. Within Barcelona there is confidence she will stay, although the unmistakable number 11, now 32 years old, has yet to make a final decision.

Putellas has scored 230 goals and stands as the top scorer in Clásico history with 15. With six league matches remaining in Liga F Moeve, along with two or three Champions League fixtures and the Copa final against Atlético, she is aiming to surpass César Rodríguez, Barcelona’s second all time top scorer with 232 goals. Lionel Messi’s record of 672 remains untouchable.

This season she has recorded 18 goals and 11 assists in 38 official appearances. In European competition she has contributed five goals and five assists, maintaining her place among the elite as she pursues a fourth continental title with Barcelona.