Bayern 2-1 Man Utd: Set-pieces end Women's CL run
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- Bayern Munich beat Manchester United 2-1 at the Allianz Arena in the Women's Champions League quarter-final second leg, progressing 5-3 on aggregate after Glodis Viggosdottir (80') and Linda Dallmann (84') overturned Melvine Malard's 11th-minute opener with two late set-piece goals.
- Manchester United captain Maya Le Tissier said she was "fuming" about set-piece defending, revealing it has now cost them in the FA Cup as well: "Two set-pieces, it seems like every single game we have been knocked out on set-pieces."
- Manager Marc Skinner attributed the second-half collapse to fatigue and an injury crisis, telling UEFA that eight players were unavailable and that Bayern's freshness from resting players at the weekend was "the key difference."
- Bayern advance to the Women's Champions League semi-finals for the first time in five years and will face the winner of Barcelona vs Real Madrid, with Barca leading that tie 6-2 from the first leg.
- The second-half numbers exposed a total shift: Bayern registered 33 touches in Manchester United's box to United's 1, and forced five shots on goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce after the break, per Sky Sports' Laura Hunter.
Why it matters: Manchester United's elimination reveals a recurring set-piece defending failure that captain Maya Le Tissier said has cost them in multiple competitions, compounded by an injury list manager Marc Skinner put at eight players — a structural problem United must solve if they want to convert deep European and domestic runs into trophies.
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