A tremendous header from Lea Schuller was enough to give Bayern Munich a 1-0 win over Arsenal in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League quarter-final.
Bayern started the stronger but Arsenal gradually eased themselves into the game. They did, though, struggle to create, and eventually the home side took control of the match, dominating the end of the first half and taking the lead on 39 minutes when Schuller leapt over Laura Wienroither to head emphatically home.
Ad After the break Arsenal were much the better side and almost equalised when Caitlin Foord’s curler his the post. But Bayern, who were dangerous on the counter, held out reasonably well as Arsenal badly missed the injured Vivianne Miedema and Beth Mead.
FootballBlackstenius and Little on target as Arsenal beat Chelsea to win Conti Cup for sixth time05/03/2023 AT 17:14 Though Bayern lost Schuller to injury, they will be confident of completing the job in London next week.