Bayern host Essen looking to make third consecutive final
Bayern host Essen looking to make third consecutive final Fresh from reaching the UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-finals by beating Manchester United during the week, FC Bayern Women are now out to book their place in the final of this season’s DFB Cup. Essen are the opponents at the FC Bayern Campus in Monday’s semi-final (15:30 CEST). Here’s all you need to know ahead of the game in our preview.
Latest news from Bayern The DFB Cup holders advanced to the final four thanks to a 3-0 win away at Hamburg in March’s quarter-final. Edna Imade , Franziska Kett and Natalia Padilla Bidas got the goals at the Volksparkstadion. It isn’t just in Germany’s cup where Bayern are among the best four teams.
They are also into the semi-finals of the Champions League after a 2-1 win over Manchester United in front of 25,000 at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday. Coupled with the 3-2 victory in England the previous week, it took them through to the semis, where Glódís Viggósdóttir and her team will now take on Barcelona . Opponent: Essen Essen eliminated last season’s runners-up Werder Bremen in the quarter-finals thanks to Ella Touon’s 43rd-minute goal at home.
It was their first win in any competition since the start of December. The Purple-Whites also faced Bremen in the league last weekend but were beaten 2-1, leaving Heleen Jaques’ side struggling at the wrong end of the table and just a point above bottom club Carl Zeiss Jena. Bayern and Essen last met only two weeks ago, with the Munich Frauen claiming a comfortable 5-0 victory in the Bundesliga .
They have now won the last 14 league meetings by an aggregate score of 38-3. The last time Bayern failed to beat Essen was in a 2-2 draw in April 2019. Team news There are no changes from the midweek Champions League game, meaning head coach José Barcala remains without Sarah Zadrazil and Lena Oberdorf as they recover from their cruciate ligament injuries.