Arsenal Women 2-0 Munich (2-1 agg): Fired-up Gunners blow away Bayern to reach Champions League semi-finals

Frida Maanun and Stina Blackstenius stun Bayern as outstanding Arsenal reach last four



Arsenal Women 2-0 Munich (2-1 agg): Fired-up Gunners blow away Bayern to reach Champions League semi-finals

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Maria Luisa Grohs is beaten as Frida Maanum of Arsenal scores the opening goal. CREDIT: Jacques Feeney/OFFSIDE


Arsenal Women put in a simply stunning performance to to reach the last four of the Champions League

Jonas Eidevall's determined team showed their ruthless quality to come from behind to win through their Women's Champions League quarter-final tie with Bayern Munich.

A UK-record attendance of 21,307 for a Women's Champions League match cheered their heroes in red and white as Frida Maanum and Stina Blackstenius got on the scoresheet to complete Arsenal's stunning comeback from a first-leg defeat.

The Gunners blew away the Germans with a performance of power and passion that saw the home side go 2-0 up on 26 minutes - leaving Munich with no answer. 

Maanum scored a cracker - one of the goals of the season - when she fired a stunning long-range strike into the top corner after a flick from Leah Williamson to make it 1-0.

Bayern were absolutely rattled by Arsenal's early surge, packed with relentless pressing, amid the home fans raising the roof - despite the torrential rain in North London - with their unstinting support, as the visitors utterly struggled to deal with the maelstrom.

Blackstenius capitalised to make it 2-0 when she headed in from close range and defender Lotte Wubben-Moy almost added a third but her cross clipped the crossbar in a dominant performance from start to finish. 

 


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