Bayern Munich claimed a complete 4-0 victory over FC Rosengård within the UEFA Ladies’s Champions League on Thursday. Targets by Tainara, Sydney Lohmann, Georgia Stanway, and Julia Landenberger led the best way for the Bavarians — however after FC Barcelona adopted that up with a 6-2 thrashing of SL Benfica, they’re nonetheless second within the group with a 17-5 purpose differential deficit.
The factors have been crucial factor, although, and the highest two groups each undergo. With one matchday to go, Bayern and Barcelona have each booked their locations — which means Bayern’s ultimate match will nearly definitely don’t have anything at stake.
Highlights and observations under.
Entrance foot and a debut purpose
Bayern took a short while to get going, and the sport stayed scoreless till the 38’ mark — after which remained 1-0 till halfway via the second half. However regardless of some nervy moments and lapses in defensive focus, it was good to see the Frauen assert themselves because the totally higher aspect. Rosengard managed only one shot on purpose, and Bayern would possibly’ve managed just a few extra from their eleven (nineteen general) had it not been for a fairly sharp day from keeper Angel Keziah Eshirendah Mukasa — and, to be honest, quite a lot of Bayern offsides.
Manchester Metropolis switch Georgia Stanway powered her approach via one other emphatic efficiency in central midfield, and put the sport away for good within the 73rd minute after pouncing on a poor second of build-up herself after which firing house. She additionally arrange the ultimate purpose — an exquisite debut purpose from 18-year-old Julia Landenberger within the ninetieth minute.
And the way’s this for a bit little bit of veteran nous — after Australia’s antics towards Denmark on the Males’s World Cup, Stanway took no probabilities with an instruction sheet delivered by a substitute late within the sport and tucked it away calmly together with her shin pads:
Tainara takes her flip at right-back
Talking of Tainara, the Brazilian defender gave Alexander Straus a 3rd center-back with out transferring to a again three — resulting from accidents, she’s now the highest choice at right-back. And it paid off spectacularly on a set piece for the sport’s opening purpose, which she deftly positioned from the close to put up into the far nook, the place fellow defender Saki Kumagai was arriving late simply in case.
With Giulia Gwinn out (ACL) and Maximiliane Rall (damaged nostril), and Hanna Glas down as nicely for the reason that begin of the season, Bayern are having to combine and match on protection. To date, so good.
Accidents and fatigue
Ladies’s soccer noticed one other devastating knee damage elsewhere in Champions League motion right this moment, with Arsenal FC ahead Vivianne Miedema having to be stretchered off the sector after taking place non-contact. It follows her Gunners teammate Beth Mead’s ACL tear, Giulia Gwinn’s as nicely. Such accidents ought to draw extra consideration to the actual plague of ACL tears in girls’s soccer — in addition to push groups, coaching professionals, and leagues to consider how they’ll higher handle their gamers to higher shield their well being and careers.
Lina Magull wasn’t in a position to end the sport for Bayern, however there’s no indication thus far of one thing very long-term.
Nevertheless, Bayern do have the look of a staff beginning to run on fumes. It’s in all probability lucky that nothing greater than first or second place within the group is at stake in subsequent week’s match towards Benfica — the schedule is clearly taking a toll on gamers.
For now — celebrations are so as, and a few vacation cheer, via the bitter and the chilly. By way of Alina from 90min DE:
Georgia Stanway chatting with the media post-match (whereas „Final Christmas“ is performed within the background ):„[I am] very joyful [about my goal]. You may‘t beat Champions League nights below the lights. I don‘t even know what number of levels it has but it surely‘s completely freezing.“ (1/3)— Alina (@alina_rxp) December 15, 2022
„…and took our probabilities within the ultimate third.“She admits there‘s been „adversity“ with scoring targets in earlier video games however the staff „discovered a approach to win every time and it was a robust efficiency out right here right this moment.“ (3/3)Full quotes in German coming @90min_DE— Alina (@alina_rxp) December 15, 2022