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Bayern Munich strikes late to beat Man United and reach the Womens Champions League semifinals
Bayern Munich rallied with two late goals in three minutes to beat Manchester United 2-1 on Wednesday and advance to the Womens Champions League semifinals.Glds Viggsdttir started the rally in the 81st with a header after a corner kick, and Linda Dallmann fired from inside the area after another corner to send Bayern to its first semifinal since 2021 on a 5-3 aggregate score.Making its debut in the quarterfinals, United traveled to Germany after losing to Bayern Munich 3-2 in the opening leg at Old Trafford.The visitors dominated the first half with Melvine Malard putting them up 1-0 after 11 minutes. The France forward used a blunder by Bayern goalkeeper Ena Mahmutovic to score into an empty net, and equalize the aggregate score at 3-3.The German powerhouse applied pressure in the second half, but Manchesters defense led by American goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce held firm until Viggsdttir struck.Bayern will face either Barcelona or Real Madrid in the last four.London derbyLater Wednesday, defending champion Arsenal has a two-goal advantage to defend when it visits Chelsea in the second leg of their quarterfinal. Arsenal won 3-1 last week.That London derby marked the first time in Womens Champions League history that teams from the same city faced off.Last year, Chelsea did manage to overcome a two-goal deficit in the second leg of its quarterfinal against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge to advance to the semifinals.The winner will meet either Wolfsburg or Lyon in the semifinals.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
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