Record crowd helps Bayern into semi-finals
Record crowd helps Bayern into semi-finals It was one of those evenings in Munich where football produces its own unique drama. Evenings when patience is not just a virtue, but a prerequisite. FC Bayern Women experienced precisely such an evening against Manchester United on 1 April.
The second leg of their UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-final tie demanded a great deal from José Barcala ’s side, perhaps more than at any other time this season. In the end, however, there was a happy result as a 2-1 win in front of 25,000 fans at the Allianz Arena , combined with the 3-2 victory from the first leg in Manchester, saw the Munich Frauen through to the semi-finals to face either Real Madrid or Barcelona. It was certainly a case of good things come to those who wait in Fröttmaning on Wednesday evening.
The Munich Frauen didn’t just show that they can hold their own in such big games. Rather, Bayern proved that they are now more than at home on this grand European stage. Director Bianca Rech summed it up after the 90 minutes: “Today, the Bayern standard was back again.
We’ve fulfilled a little dream, returning to the semi-finals, for which we’ve worked hard for years. ” Behind early on The evening didn’t exactly begin as expected for Bayern, though. United started the match with the determination one would expect from a team that had lost the first leg 3-2 and felt they had nothing left to lose.
The early goal by Melvine Malard caught the hosts off guard. Marc Skinner’s team surprised everyone, playing far more offensively and boldly than they had in the first leg. A long ball, a moment’s hesitation, a mistake in the FCB box.
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