History of Arsenal – Bayern 2-0 (agg: 2-1): Englishmen to the semi-finals | UEFA Women’s Champions League

Arsenal qualified for the UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-finals by defeating Bayern Munich 2-0 with goals from Mannum and Blackstenius. In this way, the English came back from 1-0 down in the first leg and slipped into the top four on the continent.

The game in 60 seconds: the great Arsenal enter the semi-finals

Arsenal did not speculate, and from the very beginning they pressed Bayern with great force, who did not know how to get out with the ball that controlled them. Thus, in the 20th minute, the score was 1-0. The English pressure worked perfectly and, after recovering the ball, Williamson back-heeled the ball to Maanum, who connected with his massive right foot from outside the penalty area to put the ball into the top corner. Six minutes later, Plaxtenius completed the comeback with a fine header in Maccabi’s cross from the left.

Bayern improved after running through the changing rooms, and managed to equalize with an hour left to play, but Wubben-Moy crossed professionally to block Bühl’s shot. Arsenal responded in the 72nd minute with an unbeatable chance that Fford wasted everything in his favour. Bayern were unable to score, and Arsenal continued to slip into the top four teams on the continent, something they had not done since the 2012/13 season.

Player of the Match Visa: Frieda Mannum (Arsenal)

“She’s been involved in many dangerous plays, thanks to her mobility and constant lack of restraint. She made it 1-0 with a fantastic long shot with her right foot.”
UEFA Technical Observers Team

Frida Ma’noum was the player of the matchUEFA via Getty Images

Gonzalo Aguado, UEFA.com correspondent

Arsenal turned the tie in just 26 minutes of the first half. The English were overwhelmed in the first quarter thanks to excellent pressing, which Bayern could not get out of. In the second part, the locals knew how to struggle to get a ticket to the semi-finals.

Interactions

Jonas Edvall, Arsenal manager, in his celebration after the first goal: “I’ve rehearsed it with my twin boys, how are we going to celebrate if we score a goal, so that was for them. It was a really good time.”

Caitlin Forward, Arsenal striker“It’s very important after losing 1-0 last week. I think we started the game the way we wanted to and that’s how we finished the last game. I think overall it was a very good performance.”

Georgia Stanaway, Bayern midfielder“Coming here with a 1-0 advantage was always going to be difficult. We knew the level and level of Arsenal they are at… If I’m being completely honest, they were the best team. They were better in the first leg, especially in the second leg, and they were today.” “.

Alexander Strauss, Bayern coach: “It’s disappointing. To be honest, I think we wasted the game in those 10 minutes of the first half. I have to congratulate Arsenal because I think maybe they deserved it in the end.”

key facts

• Arsenal have won their last six home matches in all competitions.
• Arsenal’s first semi-final since the 2012/13 season.
• Bayern have only failed to score in three of their last 29 matches in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.

line up

Arsenal: Zinsberger; Maritz, Williamson; Raphael, McCabe (Hertig, 89d); Little (Wubben-Moy, 12′), Maanum, Wälti; Belova (Wienroither, 77 min), Plaxtenius (Betty, 89 min), Four

Bayern: Grohs. Rall (Laurent, 80′), Viggósdóttir, Kumagai, Hansen; Zadrazel (Le Mans, 80 min), Stanway; Magol (Rodelic, 88 min.); Paul, Schuller (Vilhjalmsdottir, Kett (Damnjanović, 64′)