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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Tom Garry at the Progress With Unity Stadium

Manchester United sweep aside Atlético to tee up Bayern Munich clash in WCL

Jess Park scores Manchester United's second goal.
Jess Park busts the net with Manchester United’s second goal. Photograph: Darren Staples/AFP/Getty Images

Jess Park provided a timely demonstration of her qualities as her superb, long-range goal capped a confident individual performance that helped Manchester United progress to the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals with a resounding win over Atlético Madrid.

The German champions, Bayern Munich, will be Marc Skinner’s team’s quarter-final opponents, between 23 March and 1 April, with United reaching the last eight for the first time. That significant landmark for the club was fittingly accompanied by a special goal from Park, whose curling strike completed a 5-0 aggregate victory and boosted her chances of starting for England in March.

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