Arsenal 2-0 Bayern (2-1 agg): Arsenal stun Bayern to book Women's Champions League semi-final spot

Arsenal stay the lone English broadside to triumph the Women's Champions League, doing truthful successful 2007

Arsenal enactment successful a stunning show astatine Emirates Stadium to travel from down successful their Women's Champions League quarter-final necktie with Bayern Munich.

Frida Maanum scored 1 of the goals of the play erstwhile she struck the shot beautifully into the apical country aft being teed up by a flick from Leah Williamson to unfastened proceedings.

Bayern were shaken by Arsenal's relentless pressing and with a grounds assemblage for a women's European lucifer successful England successful attendance, they struggled to woody with an onslaught of pressure.

Stina Blackstenius capitalised to marque it 2-0 erstwhile she headed successful from adjacent scope and defender Lotte Wubben-Moy astir added a 3rd but her transverse clipped the crossbar.

Bayern goalkeeper Maria Luisa Grohs pulled disconnected galore saves successful an inspired show to support the scoreline down astatine half-time, and the visitors did airs a greater menace successful the 2nd half.

German midfielder Lina Magull came closest erstwhile she had a changeable blocked from adjacent scope earlier her header bounced dangerously wide disconnected Arsenal defender Rafaelle Souza.

But Arsenal had done the harm successful the archetypal fractional to grounds a memorable triumph successful European contention and they stay successful enactment to triumph 3 trophies this season.

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Arsenal enactment down connection arsenic they pursuit much silverware

Having already won the League Cup this play portion remaining successful touching region of the Women's Super League title, Arsenal showed astatine the Emirates wherefore they are a squad competing connected respective fronts.

Jonas Eidevall's broadside looked up for the situation from the archetypal infinitesimal and were rewarded for their bravery connected the shot and creativity with Maanum's stunning opener.

The 21,307 successful attendance - beating the erstwhile grounds of 19,278 for a women's European lucifer successful England acceptable successful the 2013 last astatine Stamford Bridge - were treated to immoderate of Arsenal's champion shot truthful acold this season.

Dealt an aboriginal stroke erstwhile skipper Kim Little was fouled and forced disconnected injured, Arsenal responded with aggression arsenic Williamson thrived successful midfield, having moved from centre-back to screen Little's absence.

Maanum and Blackstenius stepped up to present much-needed goals arsenic Arsenal's prima forwards Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema watched successful the stands with anterior cruciate genu injuries.

Australian guardant Caitlin Foord, who Eidevall said earlier this week had been "an important subordinate for Arsenal" this season, caused problems down the left, portion Maanum's runs from the centre led to anxiousness successful Bayern's defence.

Roared connected by an entertained crowd, Arsenal were forced to excavation heavy to clasp beardown arsenic Bayern pushed for a extremity precocious on, but the hosts did not falter.

They stunned holders Lyon successful the radical stages earlier successful the contention and present person a spot successful the semi-finals with momentum connected their side.

Arsenal person already ended a four-year hold to assistance a trophy this play but they look bare for much - and this was a connection show successful London.