FCB Women beat Bremen and extend run

FC Bayern Women beat Werder Bremen 1-0 on Sunday to win their sixth match in a row. Alexander Straus' team have yet to drop points this year. Pernille Harder (16') scored the only goal at the sold-out FC Bayern Campus. The victory means FCB top the table on 38 points.

Starting debut for Tanikawa

Magdalena Eriksson (workload management) und Linda Dallmann (private reasons) missed the match, as did Sydney Lohmann, who sustained an injury during the warm-up. Momoko Tanikawa made her starting debut for Munich.

Harder on target

FCB got off to a good start and were in control. Harder had the first chance in the second minute, heading just wide from Carolin Simon's cross. The Dane did better 14 minutes later when she headed home from another pinpoint cross by Simon, who soon teed up Klara Bühl (28'), but Bremen keeper Livia Peng made a strong save and FCB's half-time lead was narrow but well-deserved.

Cruise control

Munich continued to be in control after the restart. Julia Zigiotti's header was cleared off the line and Jovana Damnjanović' rebound was blocked. The home side let the ball do the work now, but clear-cut chances were at a premium for large spells. Bühl fired just wide from a promising position after 80 minutes. Despite their utter dominance and almost 75 percent possession, Bayern claimed a narrow but utterly deserved victory.

Away to Köln after international break

A number of players will be on national team duty during the international break before the champions return to action on Sunday 9 March, when they travel to face 1. FC Köln at the RheinEnergieSportpark in the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga (kick-off at 14:00 CET).