Maya Le Tissier: Man United captain pinpoints what went wrong in defeat
Manchester United Women suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Bayern Munich in Europe on Wednesday night. The Red Devils took an early lead in the match to level the tie through Frenchwoman Melvine Malar...
Maya Le Tissier: Man United captain pinpoints what went wrong in defeat Manchester United Women suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Bayern Munich in Europe on Wednesday night. The Red Devils took an early lead in the match to level the tie through Frenchwoman Melvine Malard. Unfortunately, two late goals from Bayern ended United’s semi-final hopes and they exited at the quarter-final stage.
Captain Maya Le Tissier played a huge role in the first leg, scoring from the penalty spot and assisting Hanna Lundkvist’s goal. Le Tissier spoke to the club’s media after the game and expressed her disappointment with how the second half played out. Disappointment She explained, “it’s disappointing.
Everyone’s gutted—especially conceding two set pieces. It just sucks. ” The captain continued, “but we can be proud of ourselves, getting to a quarter-final.
We believed we could come here and win, and everyone was on board with that. Unfortunately, we came up short. ” Reflecting on her team’s performance, she explained, “I think that’s the best half we’ve played in a while.