Arsenal were narrowly beaten 1-0 by hosts Bayern Munich in their UEFA Women’s Champions League Quarter-Final 1st leg.
Bayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal (Att: 20,000)
Roma 0-1 Barcelona (Att: 39,454)
Bayern took the lead late in the first half watched by a 20,000 crowd, as a cross by Maximiliane Rall saw Lea Schuller beat Manuela Zinsberger with a strong header.
After the break, the Gunners’ Catlin Foord curled the ball against the far post and a header by Stina Blackstenius was cleared off the line by Saki Kumagai.
Schuller also cleared off the Bayern goal line from Leah Williamson, while Zinsberger made a double save to deny Rall.
The second leg is at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday 29 March, kick-off 8pm.
Roma attracted a record crowd for a women’s game in Italy of nearly 40,000 but Barcelona’s Salma Paralluelo got the only goal in the first half.
Roma goalkeeper Camelia Ceasar made a number of saves to keep the debutants in the tie.
Fixtures for Wednesday 22 March
Quarter-Finals 1st Leg
Lyon v Chelsea (5.45pm)
Paris Saint-Germain v VfL Wolfsburg (8pm)
UK kick-off times, games live on DAZN/DAZN YouTube
