Bayern Munich vs Arsenal LIVE: Women’s Champions League result and final score after Lea Schuller goal
Bayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal: Schuller’s first-half header means the Gunners will need to come from behind in next week’s return leg at the Emirates
Arsenal produced a battling performance at the Allianz Arena as they went down to a 1-0 defeat in their Women’s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Bayern Munich.
Lea Schuller’s first-half header saw Bayern home, yet Arsenal will fancy their chances of turning the tie around in next week’s return.
They created a number of opportunities, being denied by goal-line clearances and the woodwork as Bayern ultimately did enough to record a 13th-successive victory in all competitions this season.
Arsenal, though, showed more than enough to suggest that a semi-final appearance for the first time since 2013 was not beyond them.
Bayern Munich vs Arsenal
Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall on Bayern Munich’s record of winning 12 of their last 13 home Champions League fixtures.
“We have respect for but we shouldn’t fear it. We’ve been playing against teams that have had great home records this year in the Champions League.
“Both Lyon and Juventus are two teams that have excellent home records in the Champions League and we managed to draw in Turin and won at Lyon.
“We know we’re going to play against a good team but we’re also a good team. There is a lot of similarities in the way both teams play. It’s an exciting match-up.”
Bayern Munich vs Arsenal - Team news!
Arsenal make one change from the team that started against Reading last week, with Stina Blackstenius recalled in place of Lotte Wubben-Moy. It means Steph Catley misses out again due to a foot problem, so Noelle Maritz continues at left back with Katie McCabe staying on the wing.
Georgia Stanway starts for Bayern, who line up as expected.
Bayern Munich vs Arsenal - Team news!
Bayern: Grohs; Rall, Viggósdóttir, Kumagai, Hansen; Stanway, Zadrazil; Magull, Lohmann, Bühl; Schüller
Arsenal: Zinsberger; Wienroither, Williamson, Raffaelle, Martiz; Maanum, Little, Wälti; McCabe, Blackstenius, Foord
Bayern Munich vs Arsenal - Champions League talking points
Familiar foe at Bayern
The Gunners go up against a Bayern outfit featuring England midfielder Georgia Stanway. After leaving Manchester City to join the Bundesliga club last summer, the 24-year-old scored three goals in their group-stage games, two in a late brace that secured a 3-2 victory at Benfica.
Bayern, who finished second behind Barcelona in Group D but on the same amount of points (15), have twice before reached the Champions League semi-finals, in 2019 and 2021; last season they bowed out in the quarters with defeat over two legs to PSG.
They are second in the German top flight at the moment, two points behind Wolfsburg, and on a 12-match winning streak in all competitions.
Bayern Munich vs Arsenal
Arsenal have triggered the one-year option on Manuela Zinsberger’s contract, keeping the former Bayern goalkeeper at the north London club until the end of next season.
The Austrian left the Bavarian club on a free transfer in May 2019 after five years to sign with Arsenal and her existing deal was due to expire at the end of this campaign.
But last season’s WSL Golden Glove winner had no doubt in extending her stay in the capital.
“It wasn’t a tough decision at all,” she said. “I’m happy I’m staying for another season and I’m looking forward to the game here.
“I love Bayern Munich and Munich itself - it’s close to my family. Looking back, I’m grateful and happy with what I’ve achieved with Bayern but I’m wearing another jersey here and I’m also happy with that.”
Bayern Munich vs Arsenal
Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall ahead of Bayern Munich fixture: “We’re a team that is in a good place right now.
“I don’t know if this is good or bad but I felt with the preparation lately, I have had a feeling of sharing less information with the players because I’m more sure that we know what to do in situations.
“Let’s hope it’s a good sign and not a sign of false security. I choose to believe in the first one.
“The only way to develop quality is by spending time on something. If you’re going to have shared understanding and experiences, you have to live through things together. I can’t see any shortcuts for that.”
Bayern Munich vs Arsenal - early team news
Arsenal remain without Vivianne Miedema and Beth Mead due to long-term ACL injuries, while Steph Catley is a doubt due to a foot problem.
Bayern will be without Germany internationals Linda Dallmann and Giulia Gwinn, while England star Georgia Stanway will line-up against her former WSL opponents.
Predicted line-ups
Bayern: Grohs; Rall, Viggósdóttir, Kumagai, Hansen; Stanway, Zadrazil; Magull, Lohmann, Bühl; Schüller
Arsenal: Zinsberger; Martiz, Williamson, Raffaelle, Catley; Maanum, Little, Wälti; McCabe, Blackstenius, Foord
Bayern Munich vs Arsenal
Champions League quarter-final fixtures
Tuesday 21st March
- Bayern Munich vs Arsenal (17.45)
- Roma vs Barcelona (20:00)
Wednesday 22nd March
- Lyon vs Chelsea (17:45)
- PSG vs Wolfsburg (20:00)
Wednesday 29th March
- Barcelona vs Roma (17:45)
- Arsenal vs Bayern Munich (20:00)
Thursday 30th March
- Wolfsburg vs PSG (17:45)
- Chelsea vs Lyon (20:00)
When is Bayern Munich vs Arsenal?
The match will kick off at 5:45pm GMT on Tuesday 21 March at the Allianz Arena, Munich.
How can I watch it?
Every game in this season’s Women’s Champions League knockout stages is being broadcast live on streaming platform DAZN, and also on DAZN’s YouTube channel. You can set reminders to receive a notification of when the stream goes live, which is 15 minutes before the start of each match
You can sign up to DAZN where the matches will also be streamed for free across their digital platforms. The YouTube stream will also be embedded in the Uefa.com and on Uefa.tv for all Women’s Champions League games.
Good evening
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the the Women’s Champions League quarter-final first leg between Arsenal and Bayern Munich tonight.
The Gunners topped Group C ahead of current holders Lyon having won four of their six matches during the group stages. Jonas Eidevall’s side impressed over the first stage of this competition, scoring 19 goals and conceding just five but have struggled to get past the quarter-final stage in recent seasons – they were knocked out 3-1 on aggregate to Wolfsburg last year.
Bayern also seem to stumble at this stage of the tournament. The German side have reached the last-eight in five of the previous six seasons but have only progressed to the semis twice and have never reached the Champions League final. Their 4-3 aggregate defeat after extra time against PSG last year saw a 2-1 loss in the home leg but they will take confidence from the fact that they won all three of their group stage home games this term, including against Barcelona.
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