Manchester United (W)
- Man United (W) are second in the WSL and have won four of their last five competitive games.
- Marc Skinner’s team have improved significantly, adding consistency to a team with some potent attacking players.
- His insistence on pressing high and playing in various formations has produced a first UWCL quarter-final and success in the Women’s Super League.
Bayern Munchen (W)
- Bayern Munchen (W) are top of the Frauen-Bundesliga, boasting a prolific scoring rate.
- Bayern are a class act at this level and are on a roll heading into the quarter-finals.
- Jose Barcala has been the architect of a high-intensity, modern style of play that sees the wings crowded by full-backs and wide players who cut inside to create overloads and verticality.
- They have a prolific scoring rate, but their pressing and movement will be severely tested by United.
Head-to-Head
- Manchester United (W) and FC Bayern Munchen (W) will play each other for the first time in the UEFA Champions League Women 2025-2026 when they do battle at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
- Bayern have won all three previous warm-up games with United, including a 3-2 win in a pre-season friendly and 3-0 success in the final of the Amos Women’s French Cup.
Manchester United
- Skinner has a host of goal-scorers to rely on, but perhaps his most important player this season has been goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce.
- Her incredible saves have won United matches in both the WSL and Europe and given a solid base to the defence.
- Jess Park has been in fine form lately, scoring some spectacular goals, including a stunning strike from distance to seal United’s quarter-final place in the last round.
- Julia Zigiotti Olme has been on fire in February, scoring some huge goals and linking up with the attackers from midfield.
Bayern Munchen
- Pernille Harder is a proven European goal-scorer and creator, having scored in Bayern’s UWCL group matches, but it is Klara Bühl’s pace and willingness to get at the full-backs that should really challenge United.
- Jovana Damnjanović, Linda Dallmann and Sarah Zadrazil have all contributed in Bayern’s recent attacking rotations, giving Bayern plenty of rotation options and an extra bite to their attacking play.
Betting Insights
- It is the Red Devils’ first-ever quarter-final appearance in this competition and promises to be a historic occasion for the club, but one that will not intimidate Bayern, who are slight favorites with the bookmakers at around 2.55.
- United are not far behind them at around 2.45, suggesting a close game is expected for the opening leg of this two-legged affair.
- A 1-1 draw at 3.4 looks a strong alternative to the win bets because Bayern are such experienced UWCL performers that they can see through games like this.
Prediction
- United will also see the bigger picture and may be content to get a draw and goal at home in this first leg with a chance to overturn a one-goal deficit in the return match in Munich.
- The game should be a high-tempo, hard-fought encounter with Bayern perhaps squeezing out a 2-1 win in front of the floodlights.
