Football women of Bayern are looking forward to a big evening in the Champions League with their first appearance in the Allianz Arena.
As the Munich announced, the quarterfinals will take place on March 22 against Paris Saint-Germain in the Arena, in which otherwise the men will play. It’s the first time that Bayern women are in charge there.
“We are very happy about this milestone in the over 50 year history of our FC Bayern Women’s Football Department. The team of Jens Scheuer gets the stage for the Champions League quarterfinal against Paris Saint-Germain in our Allianz Arena, which deserves it,” said board leader Oliver Kahn. “I hope that the framework permit a football festival, in which many Bayern fans will support our women in the Allianz Arena.”
Normally, the team plays at the campus in the north of Munich.
Five years ago, Bayern women received PSG once in a quarterfinal first leg in the Champions League. In the Grünwalder Stadium, the Munichers prevailed at the time of 7300 spectators with 1: 0.
The first legs of the round of the best eight teams in the Champions League find on 22./23. March, the return matches on 30./31. March. The German champion FC Bayern plays at home as a group first. In the event of a progress, Bayern would meet Olympique Lyon or Juventus Turin.