The second legs of the 2022/23 Women’s Champions League take place this week including the meeting between Arsenal Women and Bayern München Women.
The game will be played at the Emirates Stadium on the 29th of March and the hosts are currently 4th in the Women’s Super League while the visitors are top of the Frauen Bundesliga.
💬 “We have every right in the world to believe. Now we need to put that belief and energy into action on Wednesday."@Eidevall on our upcoming @UWCL decider with Bayern Munich ✊— Arsenal Women (@ArsenalWFC) March 26, 2023
💬 “We have every right in the world to believe. Now we need to put that belief and energy into action on Wednesday."@Eidevall on our upcoming @UWCL decider with Bayern Munich ✊
Arsenal Women come into the match on the back of a 5-1 victory at North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on the weekend in the Super League.
The Gunners were 2-1 up at the interval and eased away from their opponents in the second half, scoring 3 goals without reply to remain within 3 points off Manchester United, who are top of the table.
The victory was a return to winning ways for Arsenal Women following the 1-0 loss at Bayern München Women in the first leg of this Women’s Champions League quarter-final tie.
The only goal of the game was scored in the 39th minute and Arsenal Women will be frustrated they did not find the back of the net in the second half.
Trends show Arsenal Women have not lost a match in 9 of their last 11 home matches in the Champions League Women.
They have recorded recent wins over Zurich and Juventus plus there have been wins over Okzhetpes, PSV, Slavia Praha, Hoffenheim, and Køge.
Bayern München Women make the trip to the Emirates Stadium having beat Wolfsburg at home in the Frauen Bundesliga on the weekend.
It was a huge win for Bayern München Women in the Frauen Bundesliga title race and they moved above Wolfsburg to the top of the table thanks to the victory.
That win means Bayern München Women have won each of their last 14 competitive fixtures in all competitions.
The majority of the victories have come in the Frauen Bundesliga but there has been plenty of success in the Women’s Champions League. Bayern München Women have won each of their last 4 games in the Women’s Champions League and have not conceded a goal in those 4 matches.
Trends show Bayern München Women are undefeated in 5 of their 6 most recent away Women’s Champions League games. However, the loss came in their toughest away test in Barcelona and the final score was 3-0.
Team news and Arsenal Women continue without the long-term absence of Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema. However, Victoria Pelova came off the bench in the first leg and the recent signing from Ajax could start in this game.
Bayern München Women are likely to go with the same starting XI from the first leg with Lea Schüller leading the attack. Franziska Kett and Glofis Viggósdóttir are one yellow card away from suspension.
Arsenal Women will want to score early in this game and we expect them to put the visitors under pressure from the start. Bayern München Women have been in excellent form but this is going to be a difficult game and Arsenal Women could secure the win by a 2 goal margin to progress to the semi-final.