Jonas Eidevall said there were a lot of similarities between his Arsenal team and Bayern Munich but by the end of the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final, one clear difference stood out. While Lea Schuller took her chance with a thunderous back-post header, Arsenal missed a hat full of their opportunities, hit the post, had two cleared off the line and, after an entertaining back-and-forth contest at the Allianz Arena, it was advantage Bayern.
There is plenty to suggest that with a bit more fortune and a cooler head Arsenal can find the goals they need to turn the tie around at the Emirates in next week’s second leg. On the balance of play, the Gunners will take confidence from how they were able to dominate Bayern in spells and create several chances in the second half. But Schuller’s excellent header threatens the real danger of Arsenal being made to regret not strengthening their attacking options in January, following those devastating injuries to Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema.
