A goal in extra time by Ramona Bachman, who had come onto the field from the bench minutes earlier, prevented Paris Saint Germain from defeating Bayern Munich (2-2) and qualified for the Champions League semifinals to the representative French.
PSG
BAY
PSG
Votikova; Lawrence, Ilestedt, Dudek (Elisa 105′), Sakina; Geyoro (Luana 120′), Hamraoui (Bachmann 90′), Diallo (Fazer 77′); Diani, Katoto, Baltimore (Folquet 116′).
bayern
Leitzig; Glas, Kumagai, Glodis, Gwinn; Lohmann, Magull, Simon; Lineth, Schüller, Bühl.
goals
1-0 M.17 Baltimore; 1-1 M.19 Kumagai; 1-2 M.54 Buhl; 2-2 M.112 Bachmann.
Referee
Esther Staubli (Switzerland). TA: Dudek (14′), Karchaoui (49′), Baltimore (115′) / Bühl (94′)
The Parisian painting suffered. Much more than he expected against a rival weighed down by the numerous absences with which he arrived in France. Bayern, who aspired to their third semifinal in four seasons, faced the duel plagued with casualties, seven of them due to a covid outbreak.
Still had the classification in hand. At least he was alive in the confrontation witnessed by just over 27,000 fans in the Parc des Princes. In fact, he came from behind, leveled the tie and took Paris Saint Germain to the limit, who won the first leg 1-2, having won all the matches in the current Champions League.
The best attack of the group stage, twice runner-up in the Champions League, took the lead after the quarter hour. It was in a corner kick that Sandy Baltimore rejected by the visiting defense. Antoinette Katoto picked up the clearance and returned it to Baltimore who, from outside the area, on the side, executed a placed shot that slipped through the top corner.
The clash seemed to be doomed but Bayern, with only thirteen players available, reacted quickly and two minutes later equalized. A free kick by Carolin Simon was finished off by Lea Schuller with a header. The local goalkeeper cleared and the Japanese Saki Kumagi made the rebound profitable to score the tie.
With the duel in the air, rest was reached. The PSG could not sentence and Bayern found the possibility of placing in the tie. She leveled the game ten minutes after the restart when a drive down the left by Klara Buhl ended with a shot from outside the area that Lea Schuller deflected to confuse goalkeeper Barbora Votikova.
Bayern endured after sustained by the good level offered by goalkeeper Janina Leitzig. The outcome was in the hands of the extension. There, a good individual action by Ramona Bachman, who received a ball from Ashley Lawrence, unbalanced the situation, frustrated Bayern and relieved PSG who managed to reach the semifinals where Barcelona was already.