Bayern sport director praises childhood United fan Harder after CL-win against Manchester

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/vkjy3nF9/"]Bayern[/a]'s 3-2 win at Old Trafford, headlined by a double for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/4EeCFcxJ/"]childhood United[/a] fan [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/harder-pernille/EeZjNTdN/"]Pernille Harder[/a], gave the German side the advantage before the second leg[/b], but with 11 minutes gone, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/malard-melvine/C8vohqQm/"]Malard Melvine[/a] made the most of a Bayern defensive mix-up to give United the lead on the night and level up the tie.[/p][p]United then held firm despite waves of Bayern pressure. [b]Harder forced a last-ditch save from United goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tullis-joyce-phallon/SCrpYRkp/"]Phallon Tullis-Joyce[/a] early in the second half.[/b][/p][p]Germany captain Giulia Gwinn then went close just inside the final quarter-hour. The dam finally broke after 81 minutes when Glodis Viggosdottir headed in a rebound from Bayern's 13th corner of the match.[/p][p]Bayern took just three minutes to score again and put the result beyond doubt, with Dallmann thumping an excellent effort from the edge of the box past Tullis-Joyce and into the top corner.[/p][p]Bianca Rech, the sporting director of FC Bayern Women, spoke very positively about Pernille Harder after the game. After reaching the Champions League semi-finals, Rech raved: [b]"When you look at Pernille Harder, at her mentality, her quality – she is simply a player who makes the difference in the big games."[/b][/p][p]The win sends Bayern to the semis for the first time since 2021, where they are likely to take on Spanish champions Barcelona, who beat them 7-1 in the group stage.[/p]