Bayern and Arsenal reach Women's Champions League semi-finals | OneFootball

Bayern Munich beat Manchester United 2-1 with a late comeback on Wednesday in Munich, Germany, securing their place in the Women’s Champions League semifinals, where defending champions Arsenal will also be, despite their narrow defeat to Chelsea.

The victory moves the Bavarian giants closer to a highly likely clash with Barcelona, who crushed Real Madrid 6-2 in Madrid in the first leg (the return leg is scheduled for this Thursday).

Barça and Bayern already faced each other in the group stage, when the Catalan side thrashed them 7-1.

Barcelona, led by stars Alexia Putellas and the injured Aitana Bonmatí, have appeared in the last five Women’s Champions League finals, winning three of them.

Bayern qualified on Wednesday with a 5-3 aggregate score after the two-legged tie against United.

Bayern’s 3-2 win at Old Trafford — highlighted by two goals from attacking midfielder Pernille Harder, a United fan since childhood — had given the German side the advantage for this second leg.

In Manchester, Iceland’s Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir (80') and Germany’s Linda Dallmann (84') scored for Bayern Munich.

And hours later, in the London derby, Arsenal lost to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge (1-0), but made their 3-1 first-leg win at the Emirates Stadium count to advance to the semifinals.

The only goal of the match came in stoppage time (90'+4), scored by Germany’s Sjoeke Nüsken.

Arsenal will face Wolfsburg or Lyon in the semifinals. The two teams will play the second leg of their quarterfinal tie this Thursday, with the German side holding a 1-0 advantage earned in the first leg.

Chelsea, despite their dominance in English football over the last decade, have yet to win Europe’s top club competition.

*By AFP

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