Bayern gain continental respect with Camp Now showing
Bayern gain continental respect with Camp Now showing The roar of 60,021 people inside the Camp Nou fell silent within seconds. A single touch of the ball by Pernille Harder on the halfway line was enough as she disrupted Barcelona’s structured build-up, took the pace out of their game and seized control all the way to the penalty area. Her cross eventually found Linda Dallmann , who scored the equaliser in her 200th competitive match for FC Bayern Women – just four minutes after falling behind early on.
It was a swift response and the moment when the Munich side showed Europe, for the first time that evening, why they deserve to be on the biggest stage. From setbacks to fresh impetus But, as is often the case in football, the euphoria on the Munich side was short-lived. Just five minutes after the equaliser, three-time World Player of the Year Alexia Putellas restored the Catalans’ lead.
From then on, the hosts took control and sent cross after cross into the Bayern penalty area. Although this repeatedly opened up space for counter-attacks, they posed little real threat for the most part. “When we defend so deep, the route to the opposition goal is extremely long,” Dallmann explained of the first half after the match.
Shortly after the restart, the hosts struck twice, first through Ewa Pajor scored and then shortly afterwards with Putellas getting her second to make it 4-1 on the night. The Camp Nou was rocking. The flags waved in yellow and blue.
The music played for the goal seemed to grow ever louder and never end. A score and circumstances that would break most teams’ spirits. Yet, strange as it may sound, the louder it got, the more at ease Bayern seemed to feel.
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