Those of Natalia Arroyo will try to surprise and seal the ticket to the group stage of the ‘Champions’
MADRID, 19 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Real Sociedad faces Bayern Munich on Tuesday (7:00 p.m.) in the first leg of the second qualifying phase of the women’s ‘Champions League’, which takes place at the Reale Arena, in their goal of sealing their ticket for the continental competition groups.
The anthem of the Champions League returns to Anoeta at the hands of Natalia Arroyo’s team, who will try to cause a surprise and enter the hype of the 16 teams that will definitively fight for a European throne defended by Olympique de Lyon.
The txuri-urdin team will play the first game at home in a ‘final’ to which they arrive excited after getting off to a good start in the F League against Villarreal. A first challenge of the season overcome (2-0) and that they hope to repeat in the San Sebastian stadium, sheltered by the magical atmosphere of the Reale Arena.
In their debut in the ‘Champions’ they will face a tough German challenge, such as Bayern, who reached the quarterfinals last season in which they were eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain. A round worse than in the previous season when it was eliminated in the semifinals by FC Barcelona, later champion.
The Bavarian team has a high-level squad, with German internationals such as Lina Magull, one of the highlights in the last European Championship, Lea Schüller, Klara Bühl or Giulia Gwinn, and a European champion such as the English midfielder Georgia Stanway, who scored the goal that eliminated Spain in extra time.
In this way, Real Sociedad have before them the opportunity to put the icing on the cake after a season to frame, where they finished second in the League. And for this they must demonstrate the necessary strength to be part of the continental group stage against the powerful Bayern, the third ‘coconut’ of the hype that they could not avoid, unlike the English Arsenal and PSG.