Debutants Manchester United's fairytale UEFA Women's Champions League run ended agonizingly in Munich after a quick double in the closing stages sealed a 2-1 (5-3 on aggregate) loss to Bayern Munich. Having tasted the competition, United need significant investment to avoid being one-hit wonders. While United proved critics wrong by competing with Europe's elite, the result highlighted a stark lack of investment, an injury-laden squad, and their infancy as a professional outfit since reforming in 2018.

The visitors had the chance to punish Bayern for early trepidation but failed to capitalize, losing momentum and control. United's inability to build on their lead when the pendulum swung their way proved their undoing, as Bayern sealed the tie with two late goals.