Manchester United women team don play dia first-ever UEFA Women Champions League quarter-final match for Old Trafford on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, against Bayern Munich. Di game end 1-1 as di two teams dey prepare for di second leg for Germany next week.
Bayern Munich start di match with strong attack as Pernille Harder score di first goal for just di second minute of di game. Harder break United offside trap collect pass from Georgia Stanway before she put di ball pass goalkeeper Tullis-Joyce. Di early goal make Bayern dey control di game for di first 20 minutes.
Manchester United begin to find dia rhythm around di 20th minute mark. For di 23rd minute, referee give penalty to United after handball inside Bayern penalty area. Maya Le Tissier, di United captain, step up convert di penalty well-well to equalize di score to 1-1.
After di equalizer, both teams get chances to score more goals. For di 33rd minute, Melvine Malard get clear chance but her shot dey well saved by Bayern goalkeeper Mahmutovic. Bayern Munich also get opportunity for di 10th minute when Kett shot cause confusion for United defense but di ball no enter net.
Di match continue with strong tackles from both sides. Bayern defender Simon collect yellow card for di 29th minute after hard foul on United player. United coach Marc Skinner make tactical changes for second half but no team fit break di deadlock again.
Dis match na historic one for Manchester United women team as na dia first time to reach Champions League quarter-final stage. Before dis season, United only play Champions League qualifying match for 2023-24 season where dem lose to Paris Saint-Germain.
Bayern Munich dey play dia eighth quarter-final for di last 10 seasons. Last season, Bayern reach dis same stage before dem exit di competition. Di German team don show strong form for Frauen-Bundesliga dis season with Georgia Stanway already score six goals and make eight assists for 19 matches.
For di other Champions League quarter-final matches wey play for same day, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 6-2 for Madrid. Ewa Pajor score two goals for Barcelona while Esmee Brugts, Irene Paredes, Vicky López and Alexia Putellas add one goal each. Linda Caicedo score two goals for Real Madrid.
Di second leg between Manchester United and Bayern Munich go hold for Allianz Arena for Germany next week. Di winner go face either Real Madrid or Barcelona for semi-final. United coach Marc Skinner talk say if his team play with courage and discipline, dem fit compete with di best teams for Europe.
Di match dey stream live on Disney+ for fans wey no fit go Old Trafford. United get important Manchester derby match against Manchester City for Women Super League coming up for Saturday afternoon at Old Trafford.
For team news, Manchester United play with Tullis-Joyce as goalkeeper, with defenders Lundkvist, Le Tissier, Turner and Rolfo. Midfielders na Zigiotti, Hinata, Naalsund and Park, while attackers na Schuller and Malard. Bayern Munich start with Mahmutovic as goalkeeper, defenders Gwinn, Viggosdottir, Gilles and Simon, midfielders Stanway, Kakounan and Dallmann, with attackers Caruso, Kett and Harder.
Bayern dey miss Klara Buhl for di match because of calf injury. Buhl don already make eight assists for Champions League dis season. United also dey miss some players like Janssen, Donnum, Galton, Sandberg, Toone and Wangerheim because of injuries.
Di weather for Old Trafford dey windy but di match go on without interruption. Both teams show respect to di Munich Air Disaster victims as Bayern always remember di 1958 tragedy wey affect Manchester United.
Di 1-1 result mean di quarter-final tie still dey open for di second leg. Manchester United need win or high-scoring draw for Germany to qualify for semi-final. Bayern Munich get small advantage because of di away goal dem score for Old Trafford.
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