Women's Champions League: Bayern fall to Barcelona in semis
Key takeaways
- Bayern Munich have come up short in their bid to win the Women's Champions League for the first time after losing to Barcelona in the semifinals.
- It completed a 5-3 aggregate victory to set up a final against OL Lyonnes.
- "I'm really happy for the team, they've had a great season and now we just need to put the cherry on top," three-time Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmati told streaming service Disney+.
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Bayern Munich have come up short in their bid to win the Women's Champions League for the first time after losing to Barcelona in the semifinals.
https://p.dw.com/p/5DDF0Barcelona have reached their sixth consecutive Women's Champions League final Image: Joan Gosa/IMAGOAdvertisement Midfielder Alexia Putellas scored a brace to lead Barcelona to a 4-2 win over Bayern Munich in the second leg of their Women's Champions League semifinal tie on Sunday. It completed a 5-3 aggregate victory to set up a final against OL Lyonnes. The French side had finished off holders Arsenal in the other semifinal on Saturday.
"I'm really happy for the team, they've had a great season and now we just need to put the cherry on top," three-time Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmati told streaming service Disney+.