Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich and WSL derby will shape the rest of United’s season
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t is no exaggeration to describe the next seven days as the most significant week of fixtures in the history of the Manchester United women’s team, as they contest their first European quarter-final with a crucial derby in between.
Debutants in the Champions League main draw, Marc Skinner’s side now have three box-office matches in huge arenas, starting with the first leg of their quarter‑final against Bayern Munich on Wednesday at Old Trafford, as the runaway Frauen‑Bundesliga leaders arrive in England hoping to illustrate their own European title credentials. The stage is set for a thriller.
Any United fan used to waiting to catch the V1 bus for games at Leigh Sports Village might say “typical, you wait 133 days for a game at Old Trafford and then two come along in the space of four days”, because they will then be back at Old Trafford on Saturday to play Manchester City, the Women’s Super League leaders, before the trip to Munich’s Allianz Arena for the second leg next Wednesday and the chance to make more club history in Europe.
