Arsenal, Bayern, Man City reach Women's Champions League Quarters

Hassan Shah 24/11/2024

Arsenal booked theirs and Bayern Munich's places in the quarter-finals of the Women's Champions League on Thursday thanks to a late winner against Juventus, while Manchester City also progressed.

Barcelona closed in on the knock-outs by beating St Poelten 4-1, while Bayern drew 1-1 at Valerenga but got through their group after Juventus' defeat.

The German champions currently top the group on 10 points, one ahead of Arsenal, with the eventual winners of the pool likely to be decided when the two meet again on December 18 in England.

In Stockholm, Man City saw out a 2-1 victory against Hammarby thanks to goals either side of half-time from Khadija Shaw.

The Jamaican opened the scoring on 31 minutes, before the hosts scored a surprise leveller through Ellen Wangerheim three minutes after the break.

A fourth win from four outings took Man City to 12 points, three points ahead of holders Barca.

Barca surprisingly went down 2-0 at Man City in their opening match of the campaign but have been ruthless since then.

Francisca Nazareth scored two in nine first-half minutes to give them the lead at St Poelten, before Vicky Lopez added a third and Alexia Putellas then scored her 200th goal for the Catalans.

The two-time Women's Ballon d'Or winner brought up the milestone in the 57th minute when she danced past a defender inside the box and slotted home to complete a slick team passing move.
 

Hassan Shah

24/11/2024