At Emirates Stadium, Arsenal delivered an impressive performance to overcome Bayern Munich in their Women’s Champions League quarter-final match.
With a 1-0 deficit from the first leg to overturn, Arsenal began the game with intensity and dominated the first half with scintillating attacking play.
Leah Williamson’s flick set up Frida Maanum to score one of the goals of the season, striking the ball beautifully into the top corner.
Stina Blackstenius added a second goal with a close-range header, and Lotte Wubben-Moy came close to scoring a third with her cross clipping the crossbar.
Despite a record crowd in attendance, Bayern struggled to cope with Arsenal’s relentless pressing and Maria Luisa Grohs, the Bayern goalkeeper, had to pull off several saves to keep the scoreline down.
In the second half, Bayern posed a greater threat, with Lina Magull coming closest to scoring, but Arsenal had already done the damage in the first half to secure a memorable victory in European competition.
With their eyes set on winning three trophies this season, Arsenal’s performance demonstrated their potential to challenge the best teams in Europe.