When they took the lead for the third time at Old Trafford, Bayern Munich fans were singing ‘football’s coming home’, taunting the hosts. Their prediction remains to be seen but they will take a priceless one-goal lead back to Germany for the second leg of this quarter-final, meaning Manchester United have it all to do next week.
The English side never quite showed their full potential on Wednesday and despite two spirited fightbacks eventually succumbed to a 3-2 loss against a Munich team inspired by Pernille Harder, who scored twice. A delighted Harder, who was a Manchester United fan as a child, told Disney+: “I never thought I would score two goals at Old Trafford. When I was a kid there was no women’s team so it would not even be possible. So of course it’s a dream come true but most of all I’m really happy with the win.”
