It's one highlight after another for FC Bayern Women at the moment! Following the top match against VfL Wolfsburg (3-1) last Friday, there's another cracker in store for the Munich women: the quarter-final first leg of the UEFA Women's Champions League against Lyon on Tuesday evening. fcbayern.com has compiled the key facts and stats on the match against the competition's record winners for you.
1. Quarter-final rendez-vous
FC Bayern Women and Lyon have only ever faced each other three times in the UWCL. The first time was also in a quarter-final, in Bilbao in 2020. Back then, the Munich side came off second best in a close encounter, losing 2-1. The two teams then crossed paths again in the group stage of the Champions League in the 2021/22 season. Hosts Lyon won the first leg 2-1, with FCB Women celebrating a 1-0 home win in the second leg and most recent match between the teams.
2. Munich Women's impressive home form
FC Bayern Women have been doing well at home in Europe's premier club competition for women, and not just in their last encounter against Olympique Lyon. A look at the stats confirms the Munich side's impressive home form: Thanks to seven wins and three draws, head coach Alexander Straus' side are now unbeaten in ten outings in front of their home crowd, which means they hold the current club record in this competition. Overall, Bayern have lost just one of their last 19 UWCL home games, a 2-1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in March 2022 - so the signs are good for Tuesday evening.
3. Corner, corner, corner! Goal, goal, goal!
Tuesday evening also sees the two most dangerous set-piece specialists in Europe - Lyon and FCB Women - go head-to-head: the French side have scored the most goals in the current campaign (ten), closely followed by the Bavarians, who have netted eight times from dead-ball situations. Both teams need to be especially on their guard at corners: Lyon have scored nine goals, while Straus' side have scored seven goals from corner kicks so far.
4. Experienced top scorer
In Pernille Harder, FCB Women have the current top scorer in the UWCL in their side. She's already scored six goals in this campaign. The Denmark international has also been clinical in front of goal in the later stages of the tournament in recent years: since her UWCL debut in the 2014/15 season, no player has scored more goals in the quarter-finals or later. Particularly impressive: Harder has netted ten times in her last six quarter-final appearances.
5. Solid defences in direct comparison
Defensively, Lyon have been absolutely solid so far: With just one goal conceded, the French women have the best defence in the current Champions League campaign. In the group stage, head coach Joe Montemurro's team only went behind for a total of three minutes. However, FC Bayern Women have no reason to be shy: The Bavarians have conceded just six goals so far - only Lyon, Wolfsburg and Manchester City have a better record than Straus' side. Moreover, Mala Grohs and Ena Mahmutovic have excelled with three clean sheets so far in the current competition.
How the top game against Wolfsburg went:
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