The soccer players of FC Bayern Munich confidently make it into the group stage of the Champions League perfect. The runners-up defeated Real Sociedad San Sebastian in their own stadium. Coach Alexander Straus celebrates "fantastic football" at times
Linda Dallmann led the FC Bayern Munich soccer team to the group stage of the Champions League. The European runners-up scored the first two goals in the 18th and 22nd minute in the 3-1 (3-1) win against Real Sociedad San Sebastián in the second leg of the second qualifying round. In front of 1652 spectators on the Bayern campus, Lea Schüller (43rd) also scored for the German runner-up on Thursday evening. Coach Alexander Straus' team had already won the first leg 1-0.
"Especially in the first half we showed fantastic football," said Coach Straus. "That was the most important game of the season so far because we want to play in the Champions League. The Champions League is the best, we train for it every day," said Dallmann. The Munich women were the only German team to play the intermediate round in the premier class after Frankfurt were eliminated at the start. As German champions, VfL Wolfsburg is set for the lucrative group games. The draw is scheduled for Monday in Nyon. Last season, the Bayern women failed in the quarter-finals at Paris Saint-Germain.
The 28-year-old Dallmann shone as a substitute for the sick captain Lina Magull. The 1:0 prepared as well as the 3:0 Sydney Lohmann. Synne Jensen reduced the deficit to 1:3 for the Spaniards shortly after the break, but the strong players from Munich were clearly superior. Substitute Emelyne Laurent missed another chance to score (74'). San Sebastián finished second in last season's Spanish title fight behind FC Barcelona, who in turn lost the Champions League final to Olympique Lyon.
