Bayern vs Arsenal LIVE: Women’s Champions League result and final score as Pernille Harder scores hattrick
Arsenal kick off their Champions League group stage with a tough encounter in Germany
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Arsenal commenced their Women’s Champions League campaign with a trip to Germany in Group C, but the formidable Bayern Munich proved far too strong as they ran out 5-2 winners - despite the Gunners initially taking the lead. Jonas Eidevall’s side reached this stage of the tournament having come through qualifying: they faced Hacken in a two-legged tie and progressed 4-1 on aggregate though they lost the first leg 1-0 away from home.
And they’re going to need those powers of recovery again in the group stage, as Mariona Caldentey’s first-half opener proved nothing but a false dawn in the end. Glodis Perla Viggosdottir levelled matters just before half-time, with Sydney Lohmann then burying a low near-post strike to put Bayern ahead. It looked as though that might be that, but Laia Codina equalised for Arsenal against the run of play with a fine header - only for Pernille Harder to then run riot, scoring a hat-trick in 15 minutes to give Bayern a big victory and leave Arsenal needing a reaction next time out.
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60’ - Bayern 2-1 Arsenal
Arsenal really struggling to deal with Bayern’s waves of attacks now. Blackstenius briefly has a sight of the ball in the Bayern box but can’t hold up play, then it’s off the other end of the pitch and Harder curls one into the side-netting.
Eidevall surely needs to make changes now.
GOAL! 56’ - Bayern 2-1 Arsenal
There’s the goal - and it has been coming! A quick move upfield sees Lohmann played in down the right channel behind McCabe and the 24-year-old arrows in a low strike, a fine hit but really, Zinsberger has to be disappointed - a classic near-post strike and she’s beaten all ends up.
2-1 to Bayern!
54’ - Bayern 1-1 Arsenal
Eidevall applauds his players from the touchline as they continue to work hard to hold Bayern at bay - but it’s beginning to be one-way traffic somewhat.
Simon lets fly from 25 yards with an angled, left-footed drive, but that one is routine for Zinsberger to make the save.
Bayern with more shots in the game than Arsenal now, six to five.
50’ - Bayern 1-1 Arsenal
Bayern looking a lot more comfortable on the ball at the start of this half - they’ve picked up where they left off, much higher upfield and swinging the ball in at will. Another cross from the right now finds Harder and she nods goalward - but wide again.
46' - Bayern 1-1 Arsenal
OK - back to Arsenal, and back underway.
And straight from kick-off it’s almost 2-1 to Bayern - the ball is rolled to Simon and she wallops a low strike towards goal, Zinsberger just getting a touch on the effort to turn it around the post and wide.
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HT - Bayern 1-1 Arsenal
Stats so far at the break:
Possession 49 - 51
Shots 3-5
On target 3-4
Corners 1-1
Yellows 0-1
Offsides 2-3
HT - Bayern 1-1 Arsenal
There’s the whistle and we’re all square, one apiece at half-time.
Caldentey’s opener was well-taken after a fine McCabe cross, but Glodis Perla looped in an equalising header just a couple of minutes before the interval.
45’ - Bayern 1-1 Arsenal
Three minutes added on at the end of the first half - the Gunners couldn’t quite get to the break with the lead intact.
GOAL! 42’ - Bayern 1-1 Arsenal
First chance for the hosts - good save from Zinsberger! A slip by McCabe and Gwinn is in, firing in a shot which is high and hard...and beaten away by the keeper.
Promising for Bayern - and as the ball comes back into the box by Stanway, Glodis Perla Viggosdottir is still up from the set piece and she leaps to divert a header over Zinsberger and into the far corner off the post!
All square again before the break.
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