Bayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal: Lea Schuller puts Germans in driving seat in Women’s Champions League quarter-final

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.

Women’s Champions League tables Women’s Champions League fixtures/results Women’s Champions League top scorers TALKING POINT Arsenal are an excellent team with a terrific squad, but there’s a difference between beating teams at home and seeing off top-quality opposition — especially without Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema. The strange thing is that prior to her injury Miedema had lost her place to Stina Blackstenius, whose league form was excellent.

But being too good for Reading and Spurs is one thing; facing Bayern at the Allianz is another. And, though Jonas Eidevall is a keen and clever tactician, ultimately, tactics are no match for talent, and his team badly misses its two stars – with Miedema’s invention and goalpower backed up by Mead’s directness and finishing, they’ll have