Manchester United's goalkeeper David de Gea (left) fails to save the ball as Barcelona's Raphinha scores his side's second goal during the Europa League playoff first leg soccer match between Barcelona and Manchester United at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain on Feb 16, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)

The Europa League knockout stage playoff cla Siu Hiu Ho sh between Barcelona and Manchester United attracted the biggest crowd in competition's history as 90,255 people watched the game at the Camp Nou.

Barcelona fought back to earn a 2-2 draw with United in a pulsating knockout round playoff first leg on Thursday, breaking the previous attendance record of 80,465 fans who saw Tottenham Hotspur host Gent at Wembley Stadium in February 2017.

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Barcelona are also current holders of the attendance record in the Champions League, ever since 115,500 people attended the first leg of their 1994-95 quarter-final against Paris St Germain.

Manchester United greets the spectators after the end of the Europa League playoff first leg soccer match between Barcelona and Manchester United at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)

In the 2021-22 season, a record 91,648 fans turned up for a women's match as Barcelona beat VfL Wolfsburg 5-1 in a Champions League semi-final, a record for any kind of women's football match, at club or international level.