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Football: Barcelona and Bayern seize upper hand in Women's Champions League ties

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" Bayern Munich" s="" Lea="" Schueller="" scores="" during="" the="" UEFA="" Champions="" League="" quarter="" final="" leg="" match="" between="" Bayern="" Munich="" and="" Arsenal="" London="" in="" March="" Anna="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/03/22/lea-schueller-epa-efe-03222023.jpg"/><figcaption>Bayern Munich&#x27;s Lea Schueller (L) scores during the UEFA Women&#x27;s Champions League quarter final 1st leg match between Bayern Munich and Arsenal London in Munich, Germany, March 21, 2023. Anna Szilagyi, EPA-EFE.</figcaption></figure></div> PARIS, France -- Barcelona edged Roma 1-0 in the first leg of their Women&#x27;s Champions League quarter-final tie on Tuesday after a Lea Schueller goal had given Bayern Munich a victory by the same score against Arsenal.Nineteen-year-old Salma Paralluelo curled in a strike from the edge of the area in the 34th minute for Barcelona at the Stadio Olimpico. That proved enough to take a lead back to Catalonia for next week&#x27;s return leg.Barcelona found themselves up against it in the closing stages, with captain Sandro Panos making fine late saves to deny Manuela Giugliano and Valentina Giacinti in front of a crowd of more than 39,000.Barcelona will be favorites to advance to the last four as they seek to reach a third consecutive final. They won the title in 2021 and were runners-up to Lyon last season.In Munich, Germany forward Schueller scored the only goal for Bayern six minutes before half-time, rising at the back post to head in a hanging cross from the right by Maximiliane Rall.Arsenal could have come away with at least a draw to take back for the second leg in London. Caitlin Foord hit the woodwork early in the second half.Japan&#x27;s Saki Kumagai made a superb goal-line clearance to deny Stina Blackstenius, and Schueller made a similar intervention to stop Leah Williamson.&quot;It was an even game and could have ended 1-1,&quot; said Bayern coach Alexander Straus.&quot;Arsenal were pushing us in the second half and we were defending deeper than we wanted to, so credit to them for that.&quot;Arsenal, whose 2007 victory remains the only time an English club has won the competition, went out to another German club, Wolfsburg, at this stage last season.&quot;We need to make sure to take our chances next week, and I&#x27;m sure we&#x27;ll do that,&quot; said Arsenal captain Kim Little.The return leg will be at the Emirates Stadium next Wednesday. Before that Bayern face Wolfsburg in a meeting of the top two in the German Bundesliga at the weekend.Wolfsburg, who have reached five Champions League finals in the last decade, winning two, visit Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their quarter-final on Wednesday, when holders Lyon take on Chelsea.<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

Lea Schueller scored the only goal for Bayern six minutes before half-time, rising at the back post to head in a hanging cross from the right by Maximiliane Rall.