In the Arsenal goal, Zinsberger hardly had anything to do against their in-form ex-club from Munich (14 wins in competitive games in a row). After goals from Frida Maanum (19th) and Stina Blackstenius (26th), Austria’s team goalkeeper celebrated a 2-0 lead at the break, which could have been higher. Because the female “Gunners” didn’t follow suit, defender Wienroither also had to help manage the result from the 77th minute. Because Bayern got stronger in the second half of the game.
However, the first half clearly belonged to Arsenal. Bayern, for whom Zadrazil played until the 80th minute, were disrupted early on in their build-up and lost the ball. Leah Williamson played to Maanum, who took aim from 20 meters and with her sharp shot into the left corner of the cross for the home side’s early lead worried. Just seven minutes later, a cross from the left landed in the six-yard box at Blackstenius, who was able to beat Saki Kumagai in a header.
In the second half, coach Alexander Sraus’ Bayern team struggled against the top English team and hardly had any chances to score. Arsenal slowed down a bit, but remained dominant. Because Caitlin Foord missed the 3-0 after just over 70 minutes in front of Bayern goalkeeper Maria Luisa Grohs, the guests could still hope. However, Sydney Lohmann and Emelyne Laurent, who came on as substitutes in the closing stages, were also unable to save their team into extra time.
Barcelona celebrate clear home win
Previously, FC Barcelona had reached the semi-finals of the women’s CL for the fifth time in a row. The Spaniards won the second leg at home against AS Roma 5-1 (3-0) and rose after the 1-0 win in the first leg with a total score of 6-1. ÖFB team captain Wenninger, who after moving from Bayern Munich to Rome at the beginning of the season had immediately worked out a permanent place in central defense, played through.
In front of more than 50,000 spectators at the Camp Nou, the hosts dominated from the start. Fridolina Rolfö scored twice in the first half. First, the Swede scored after a cross from Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala from around ten meters to make it 1-0 (11th). Mapi Leon followed up with a shot far outside the penalty area (33′). In added time in the first half of the game, Rolfö made it 3-0 (45+2) after an assist from Caroline Graham Hansen.
Just a few seconds after the break, Aitana Bonmati did the preliminary work with a perfectly timed cross from the right to Oshoala, who scored from close range to make it 4-0 (46 ‘). In the 53rd minute, Patri Guijarro converted a header from a Graham Hansen cross to make it 5-0. Roma only managed the consolation goal by Annamaria Serturini (58th).
Wolfsburg with one leg further
Arsenal, who are in the semi-finals of the premier class for the first time in ten years, will now meet either VfL Wolfsburg or Paris Saint-Germain. The German champions are visiting the French team on Thursday (6.45 p.m.) and are 1-0 up after the first leg. In Paris, ÖFB team defender Marina Georgieva will probably only find room on the substitute bench again.
In the only quarter-final without ÖFB participation, the defending champion and eight-time champion Olympique Lyon will face Chelsea. The French have to make up for a 1-0 loss from the first leg in London on Thursday (9 p.m.). The winners of this duel meet Barcelona. The semi-final duels will take place on 22./23. and 29./30. held in April.
