Women's Champions League: Bayern fall to Barcelona in semis

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · May 04, 2026 · 523 words · By Chuck Penfold

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Women's Champions League: Bayern fall to Barcelona in semis May 4, 2026Midfielder Alexia Putellas scored a brace to lead Barcelona to a 4-2 win over Bayern Munich in the second leg of their Women's Champions League semifinal tie on Sunday.

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It completed a 5-3 aggregate victory to set up a final against OL Lyonnes.

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The French side had finished off holders Arsenal in the other semifinal on Saturday.

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Claim 1: “Poland striker Ewa Pajor struck in the 54th minute”

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Claim 2: “Putellas hooked home her second of the match four minutes later”

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Claim 3: “Barcelona move on to face OL Lyonnes in the final in Oslo, Norway, on May 23.”

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Claim 4: “Bayern leveled the score just four minutes later when Pernille Harder seized the ball at the halfway line before delivering a pass to an on-running Linda Dallmann at the top of the box, who left the Barca keeper without a chance on her well-placed finish.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific details of Linda Dallmann's goal or Pernille Harder's assist.

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Claim 5: “they face Wolfsburg in the German Cup final in Cologne on May 14.”

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Claim 6: “Alexia Putellas scored a brace to lead Barcelona to a 4-2 win over Bayern Munich in the second leg of their Women's Champions League semifinal tie on Sunday.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm Barcelona beat Bayern Munich 4-2 in the second leg and that Alexia Putellas scored twice.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2012 UEFA Champions League final was an association football match which took place on Saturday, 19 May 2012 between Bayern Munich of Germany and Chelsea of England at the Allianz Arena in Munich,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_UEFA_Champions_League_fin…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2013 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, the 58th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 21st season since…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_UEFA_Champions_League_fin…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — FC Bayern Munich is a German professional women's football team based in Munich, Germany. The club was founded in 1970 and plays in the Frauen-Bundesliga, the top women's league in Germany. Bayern Mun…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Bayern_Munich_(women)

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Claim 7: “Sunday's defeat in front of more than 60,000 spectators at the Camp Nou”

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While the match occurred, the provided evidence does not confirm the specific attendance figure of 'more than 60,000 spectators' at Camp Nou for this specific women's match.

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web search NEUTRAL — Bayern, who later went on to win the competition, defeated Barcelona 8–2. It marked the first time the club had conceded eight goals in a game since 1946, when they lost 8–0 to Sevilla in the 1946 Cop…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona_2–8_FC_Bayern_Mun…

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web search NEUTRAL — Bayern Munich have come up short in their bid to win the Women's Champions League for the first time after losing to Barcelona in the semifinals.
https://www.dw.com/en/womens-champions-league-bayern-fall-to…

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web search NEUTRAL — Bayern Munich 4-0 Barcelona: It's Bay-Bay Barca as Germans dominate first leg of Champions League semi. Catalans need a footballing miracle at the Nou Camp after two goals from Muller and one each fro…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/bayern…

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Claim 8: “The French side had finished off holders Arsenal in the other semifinal on Saturday.”

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ESPN reports that OL Lyonnes knocked out the holders Arsenal in the other semifinal.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 OL Lyonnes season is the club's twenty-second season since FC Lyon joined OL as its women's section.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_OL_Lyonnes_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase began on 11 February 2026 with the knockout phase play-offs and will end with the final on 23 May 2026 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_UEFA_Women's_Champions…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OL Lyonnes, formerly known as Olympique Lyonnais Féminin (French pronunciation: [ɔlɛ̃pik ljɔnɛ]) and still commonly known as Lyon or simply OL, is a French women's professional football club based in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OL_Lyonnes

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Claim 9: “Putellas put Barca back in front with a deflected effort in the 22nd minute.”

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Claim 10: “she was substituted on in the 68th minute – marking her return to action after having broken her leg in December.”

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Goal.com reports she had surgery on a fractured fibula (broken leg) and beIN SPORTS reports her return for the Champions League semi-final second leg.

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web search NEUTRAL — Bonmatí has been with Barcelona since 2012, developing through La Masia for six years. She was promoted to Barcelona's first team ahead of the 2016–17 season, and made off-the-bench appearances for th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitana_Bonmatí

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web search NEUTRAL — Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati return. beIN SPORTS. Barcelona confirm Bonmati return for Champions League semi-final second leg. 4 hours ago.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Aitana Bonmati's season seems to be all but over after she underwent surgery on her fractured fibula, as Barcelona confirmed a lengthy recovery timeframe for the three-time Ballon d'Or winner.
https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/aitana-bonmati-season-over-…

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Claim 11: “Having clinched their fourth consecutive Bundesliga title last month”

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Claim 12: “three-time Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmati”

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Goal.com explicitly refers to Aitana Bonmati as a 'three-time Ballon d'Or winner'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 Ballon d'Or was the 67th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football magazine, recognising the best footballers in the world in the 2022–2023 season. For the second time …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Ballon d'Or was the 68th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or. It was presented by France Football that recognized the best footballers in the world in the 2023–24 season. It was the third cere…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aitana Bonmatí i Conca (Catalan: [əjˈtanə ˌβɔmməˈti j ˈkoŋkə] ; born 18 January 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer from Catalonia who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Barcelona and the Sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitana_Bonmatí

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Claim 13: “Bayern had held Barca to a 1-1 draw at home a week ago”

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Three independent sources confirm the first leg ended in a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich.

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web search NEUTRAL — Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich in a fiery first leg of their Women's Champions League semi-final on Saturday. Issued on: 25/04/2026 - 20:49Modified: 25/04/…
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260425-barcelona-hel…

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web search NEUTRAL — MUNICH — Bayern Munich goalscorer Franziska Kett was sent off for pulling hair in a 1-1 draw with Barcelona in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League semifinal on Saturday.
https://www.newsday.com/sports/soccer/womens-champions-leagu…

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web search NEUTRAL — Bayern Munich drew 1-1 with Barcelona in the first leg of their Women's Champions League semifinal. The match ended all square after a hard-fought contest. Ewa Pajor opened the scoring for Barcelona e…
https://www.newsminimalist.com/articles/bayern-munich-and-ba…

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Claim 14: “It completed a 5-3 aggregate victory to set up a final against OL Lyonnes.”

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Multiple sources confirm a 5-3 aggregate victory and that Barcelona will face OL Lyonnes in the final.

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Claim 15: “Harder, though, had other ideas, drilling the ball into the far corner to reduce the deficit to two in the 71st minute”

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Claim 16: “Harder again found the back of the net in the 90th, only to have it called back by VAR.”

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Claim 17: “This will be the sixth final in a row for the Spanish giants, who won the Champions League in 2021, 2023 and 2024.”

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Claim 18: “Salma Paralluelo finishing off a Caroline Graham Hansen cross.”

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Multiple sources confirm Salma Paralluelo scored the opening goal from a Caroline Graham Hansen cross.

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web search NEUTRAL — Paralluelo poked wide after capitalising on some uncertain defending, a few minutes before she sent three-time winners Barcelona ahead. Caroline Graham Hansen curled in a tempting cross to the back po…
https://www.besoccer.com/new/barcelona-sink-bayern-to-reach-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The last-four tie was finally balanced after a 1-1 draw a week earlier in Germany, and after Salma Paralluelo had given Barca a 13th-minute lead, turning in Caroline Graham Hansen's low cross ...
https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/401842608

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web search NEUTRAL — In a frantic first half which featured three goals in nine minutes, Paralluelo latched on to Caroline Graham Hansen 's cross at the back post to put Barca ahead.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/womens-champions-league-ba…

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