FC Bayern Women: 0:2 Against Real, Yet Still Unhappy

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FC Bayern Women faced what could easily have been a won match in front of more than 6,000 spectators at Sportpark Unterhaching. Real Madrid did not score the first goal, but they did capitalize on the second chance: After Linda Caicedo sent Athenea through in behind, the forward put the visitors ahead after 7 minutes. Bayern then needed to respond to the 0:2 deficit to salvage a draw.

That was more than the initial situation suggested. But coach Jose Barcala experienced a match in which his team came back and then left chances on the field. BR24Sport's report from 28.10.2026, 19:46 therefore describes an evening on which the positive result and the missed opportunities stood side by side.

Real Madrid punished the first big mistake in the 22nd minute

The opening goal

Bayern started openly. Klara Bühl tested the wall with a promising free kick in the 11th minute. Fourteen minutes later, Linda Dallmann worked her way past Merle Frohms in the Madrid goal, but Maelle Lakrar cleared the ball on the line for her beaten goalkeeper. It was a warning that Bayern were creating openings without converting them.

Real Madrid then hit back during the Bavarian attacking phase. Lineth Beerensteyn made it 2:0 in the 22nd minute. The match had lasted only a little over 20 minutes, and the two-goal deficit left the hosts needing a response that they initially did not look capable of delivering.

The comeback begins

Jose Barcala's team reacted and pulled one back through Edna Imade. After a cross from Bühl, the defender headed in to make it 1:2 after 31 minutes. The goal gave the match a new direction: Bayern were now pushing for an equalizer before halftime. Bühl had a shot blocked two minutes before the break, and Dallmann then sent an effort narrowly wide in the 43rd minute.

The second half began exactly as Bayern had demanded. Frohms kept out another effort from Dallmann, but the rebound fell to Momoko Tanikawa, who scored from space to complete the comeback in the 52nd minute. The 2:2 had been earned through persistence rather than control.

From 2:2 to the winning chance – but no goal

The best chance

Real Madrid's attacks became less frequent as the game progressed, while the hosts pushed harder for a winner. Pernille Harder saw a shot from the edge of the area blocked. Then Imade had the clearest opportunity: in the 66th minute, she found herself free in front of Frohms and directed her effort centrally, but could not finish.

That moment captures Bayern's frustration. They had already erased the two-goal deficit and forced the visitors backward. Yet the equalizer did not develop into the winning goal.

The final push

Bayern continued to search for another breakthrough, although several dangerous crosses did not initially produce a clear finishing attempt. The final minutes offered two more moments that could have changed the result. Magdalena Eriksson headed the ball narrowly over the crossbar in the final minute, and substitute Sophie Proost hit the outside of the post in stoppage time.

Proost had entered as a substitute, but even that late opportunity ended without the ball crossing the line. Real Madrid held on, and the Champions League match at Unterhaching finished 2:2.

Why the draw left Bayern dissatisfied

The positive part of the performance is easy to identify: Real Madrid's 2:0 lead was completely overturned. Athenea scored for the visitors in the seventh minute, Beerensteyn doubled their advantage in the 22nd, and Bayern answered through Imade and Tanikawa before the second half was three minutes old.

The negative part was equally clear. After reaching 2:2, the hosts had chances to win but did not take them. Imade missed the best opportunity in the 66th minute, Eriksson went over the bar late, and Proost hit the post in stoppage time.

That is why this was not simply another goalless feeling for FC Bayern Women. The team showed that it could respond to a serious deficit after its second home match of the Champions League season. At the same time, the hosts repeatedly came close to turning the comeback into three points. The 2:2 secured a point, but it also left the clearest scoring chances unused.

The practical lesson from the match

For Bayern, the match was less about the comeback itself than about what followed it. They repeatedly reached dangerous positions against Real Madrid, yet their finishing did not match their attacking momentum. The renewed appearance against Madrid in the final minute makes the remaining task clear: A 2:2 can repair a two-goal deficit, but only the next goal would have turned the recovery into a victory.

You can find the detailed report with all the described scoring chances here.