Women’s UCL shakes up semis
Arsenal survived a chaotic second leg at Stamford Bridge — Chelsea won 1-0 on the night but Arsenal advance 3-2 on aggregate to reach the semifinals. Bayern Munich also reached the last four thanks to a late winner from Glodis Viggosdottir, and Barcelona goes into tonight’s second leg with Real Madrid holding a commanding 6-2 aggregate lead. (theguardian.com) (local10.com) (realmadrid.com)
Stamford Bridge drew a crowd of 16,117 for the second leg, where Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor was dismissed after receiving two yellow cards late in the tie. (skysports.com) Arsenal goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar made a series of crucial saves, including a stop from Lauren James, while Stina Blackstenius had a header ruled out for offside in the 80th minute by VAR. (arsenal.com) The Allianz Arena hosted about 25,000 spectators as Melvine Malard opened for Manchester United in the 11th minute before Glódís Viggósdóttir struck in the 80th and Linda Dallmann volleyed in the 84th to change the tie’s complexion. (skysports.com) Bayern’s second-leg timeline and lineups are documented in match logs, which also list Tess Olofsson as referee and show the two late set-piece goals came after United had pressed strongly early on. (globalsportsarchive.com) In Madrid, Barcelona’s first-leg 6-2 haul featured a Ewa Pajor double plus strikes from Esmée Brugts, Irene Paredes, Vicky López and an Alexia Putellas penalty, while Linda Caicedo scored twice for Real Madrid. (uefa.com) The Camp Nou will host the quarter-final return on April 2, 2026, with the competition’s semi-finals scheduled across April 25 and May 2 and the final slated for May 23 at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo. (globalsportsarchive.com)
