Bayern Munich Frauen earn draw with formidable FC Barcelona in UWCL
31,000 were in attendance to see FC Bayern in the semi-finals of the Women’s Champions League
MUNICH, GERMANY - APRIL 25: Franziska Kett of FC Bayern Munchen celebrates scoring her team's first goal during the UEFA Women's Champions League 2025/26 Semi-Final First Leg match between FC Bayern München and FC Barcelona at Munich Football Arena on April 25, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Jasmin Walter/Getty Images) | Getty Images Bayern Munich opened the Alianz Arena for the semifinal of the UEFA Women’s Champions League against Barcelona and welcomed in 31,000 fans in attendance. Bayern have been strong in all competitions since these two clubs met last — a 7-1 Barcelona win in October in this season’s first UWCL match.
Since then, Bayern stormed back to earn a top-four finish and beat Manchester United to make it to the semifinals. Despite the better performance from Bayern since their last meeting, Barcelona still had the confidence of their last meetings — and their 12-2 aggregate win against Real Madrid in the last round. Ewa Pajor opened the scoring in the eighth minute to give Barcelona an early lead.
But unlike last time, Bayern did not let them pile on any further goals. Barcelona took their slim lead into halftime but Bayern were finally able to produce their best chance of the night in the 69th minute. Pernille Harder ran into the box and took two defenders with her.
She passed it across the box, behind Linda Dallman — who took another defender with her run — and found Franziska Kett with a lot of room. Kett took a dribble and fired the ball past the Barca keeper. About ten minutes later, Kett went from hero to accidental villain.