Women’s Champions League: 18 goals as Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Barcelona find a scoring streak

Barcelona deluged Real Madrid with goals despite Linda Caicedo’s scoring efforts, and Bayern Munich and Manchester United offered a fittingly dramatic finale with a back-and-forth nail-biter that ultimately went to th

The first course of Champions League quarterfinal matches satisfied a range of palates. Wolfsburg kicked things off by upsetting OL Lyonnes. Arsenal and Chelsea battled it out in a London derby in which the reigning champions’ 3-1 victory left a hint of hope for Chelsea’s response.

Barcelona deluged Real Madrid with goals despite Linda Caicedo’s scoring efforts, and Bayern Munich and Manchester United offered a fittingly dramatic finale with a back-and-forth nail-biter that ultimately went to the German side. There were also plenty of goals, 18 altogether. Barcelona’s dominance aside, the remaining tickets to the Champions League semifinal remain wide open, setting the stage for a riveting second leg of the quarterfinals next week.

Tamerra Griffin, Michael Cox, and Carl Anka analyze the biggest talking points from the first round of fixtures. Let’s start with the grand finale. Bayern gets the best of Manchester United A goal in either half from Bayern Munich’s Pernille Harder threatened to turn Manchester United’s first Champions League quarter-final into a teachable lesson.