wf084: UEFA Women’s Champions Leagues Matchday Quarterfinals Leg 2

[ Blogger’s Prediction on March 31, 2026 ]
The followings are predictions from the perspective of the losers of the first leg. United have a chance to advance if their defense can contain Pernille Harder and keep the score to one or less. There are concerns about the workload on Hini, Hinata Miyazawa. Can Chelsea contain the in-form Arsenal attack at home? They need a win of 2-0 or more although they lost 0-2 at home in the WSL in January. It will be very difficult for Real Madrid to overturn their deficit against Barcelona. They are already four goals down. Can OL Lyonnes break fairly through Wolfsburg’s tight defense?

[Results of quarterfinals]

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

[ Bayern München 2-1 United ]
at Fußball Arena München, Munich with attendance of 25,000
Agg: 5-3: Bayern München win
Bayern München’s goals: G. Viggósdóttir (81’), L. Dallmann (84’)
United’s goal: M. Malard (11’)
Ball possession: 61:39, Attacks: 49:21
Full time played Nadeshiko: M. Tanikawa and H. Miyazawa

[ Chelsea 1-0 Arsenal ]
at Stamford Bridge, London with attendance of 16,117
Agg: 2-3: Arsenal win
Chelsea’s goal: S. Nüsken (90’+4)
Mead, Buurman, Nüsken hit posts,
Ball possession: 56:44, Attacks: 70:43

Thursday, April 2, 2026

[ Barcelona 6-0 Real Madrid ]
at Camp Nou, Barcelona with attendance of 60,067
Agg: 12-2: Barcelona win
Barcelona’s goals: A. Putellas (8’), C. Grahm Hansen (15’, 55’), I. Paredes (27’), E. Pajor (34’), E. Brugts (74’)
Ball possession: 61:39, Attacks: 56:16

[ OL Lyonnes 1-0 (3-0 ex.) Wolfsburg ]
at OL stadium, Décines with attendance of 14,083
Aggregate after extra time: 4-1 OL Lyonnes win
OL Lyonnes’ goals: L. Yohannes (16’), M. Dumornay (102’), D. Egurrola (105’+2), T. Chawinga (119’)
Ball possession: 57:43, Attacks: 78:12

[ Overall Review ]
United had a perfect opening goal and solid defense, putting them in a advanced position to win the Aggregate until the last 10 minutes, but ultimately ran out of steam. Too many goals conceded at home was regrettable. The Chelsea vs. Arsenal match was a back-and-forth exchange of shots hitting the post, but a disappointing refereeing decision ruined a good game. Barcelona won convincingly, as expected. Real Madrid had no chance when the ball was passed so easily near the box. Wolfsburg’s loss of the Aggregate’s lead was entirely due to bad luck – a shot deflected off a defender’s leg and went in.
The matchup of the semi-finals are as follows:
SF1: Bayern München vs Barcelona
SF2: Arsenal vs OL Lyonnes
(Match dates (1st leg:4/25-27, 2nd leg: 5/2-4) will be confirmed soon.)


[ Big News ]
The Japan Football Association (JFA) announced yesterday that the Nadeshiko Japan manager’s contract will not be renewed. I will post more about this later.