Bayern München (W)
- Bayern lead the Frauen-Bundesliga with 19 wins and 1 draw from 20 games, scoring 79 and conceding only 6.
- The Bavarian giants are on a five-match winning streak across all competitions, scoring 20 goals and conceding only four.
Manchester United (W)
- United boss Marc Skinner has his team playing progressive soccer with a possession-based philosophy that has seen them achieve a rare quarter-final place in the UWCL.
- The Red Devils are a young team, but have grit and character, as shown by the way they fought back to get back into this tie after falling behind to Bayern.
- The best way to oppose them is to counter-attack and Skinner’s team are set up to do that with a 4-2-3-1 or narrow 4-3-3 that presses from the front and transitions quickly.
Head-to-Head
- Bayern München (W) have a 3-2 aggregate advantage over Manchester United (W) in this UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-final after winning the first-leg clash at Old Trafford.
- Pernille Harder, who scored twice in the first-leg, is currently the world’s best goal scorer.
- Hanna Lundkvist and Maya Le Tissier both scored to keep United in the tie.
Bayern
- Pernille Harder, who scored twice in the first-leg, is currently the world’s best goal scorer.
- Mahmutovic and Grohs are the best in the Bundesliga for clean sheets.
- Vanessa Gilles and Stine Ballisager are part of a back four that have been a rock behind their attack.
Manchester United
- Hanna Lundkvist scored to keep United in the tie.
- Maya Le Tissier scored to keep United in the tie.
- Fridolina Rolfö is a big game player and can make life tough for any defender on the receiving end of her aerial deliveries.
- Jess Park in the WSL suggests she can light up the game with one of her special moments.
- Phallon Tullis-Joyce between the posts ranks among WSL leaders in clean sheets.
Betting Insights
- Bayern are 1.51 to win and United 5.6 with a draw on 4.35.
- Taking the overs on goals looks like the play here as, with Bayern’s aggregate lead and home advantage, the value has to be on them to finish the game off.
Prediction
- Bayern are clearly the better team and will be keen to finish off United on Wednesday, but the Red Devils’ grit and tenacity make it difficult to put all your money on the hosts, even at odds-on.
- United have enough about them to take it to the wire and set-pieces and late drama could also be a feature, as both teams are dangerous from dead balls.
