Women’s Champions League
Late spectacle: Bayern sniffs the semi-finals
Updated March 25, 2026 – 11:01 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
FC Bayern found the right answer several times in a close game and can now have legitimate hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the premier class.
FC Bayern’s women took a step towards the semi-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday evening. In the quarter-final first leg, the Munich team won 3-2 (1-1) at Manchester United.
Pernille Harder (2nd, 71st) and Momoko Tanikawa (84th) scored for the Bundesliga club at Old Trafford. On the other hand, national player Lea Schüller took the penalty against her former club, which Maya Le Tissier converted to make it 1-1 (24th). Hanna Lundkvist scored United’s second goal (76th). The decision about progression will be made in the second leg on April 1st. Kick-off in Munich is at 6:45 p.m.
Bayern got off to a lightning start in the well-attended football temple of Manchester. The spectators had only just taken their seats when the visiting team already took the lead. Arianna Caruso sent Harder running with a perfect ball and the Dane slotted in coldly.
But the joy only lasted a good 20 minutes. Then Schüller energetically penetrated the penalty area from the right side and crossed into the middle. The ball landed on the outstretched arm of Glódís Viggósdóttir and a little later thanks to Le Tissier’s low penalty kick in the Munich goal.
Schüller only moved from Bavaria to Manchester at the turn of the year after more than five years – also because she often couldn’t go beyond a supporting role. In a balanced game, she remained conspicuous for United: first with a right-footed shot, then with a header, she missed her own goal twice shortly before half-time. On the other hand, Bernadette Amani almost crowned her premier class debut, but aimed just too high.
After the break it remained a high-class game. Bayern were mercilessly efficient with their few chances. The task on Wednesday will not be easy. But if Bayern manage to reach the semi-finals, the greatest possible task awaits them: FC Barcelona, who had rolled over FCB 7-1 in the league phase, also gave Real Madrid no chance in their first leg, winning 6-2.
