“Everyone’s gutted”: United Women star pinpoints what went wrong for her side in gut-wrenching CL exit

Manchester United Women suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Bayern Munich in Europe on Wednesday night. The Red Devils took an early lead in the match to level the tie through Frenchwoman Melvine Malard. Unfortunately, two late goals from Bayern ended United’s semi-final hopes and they exited at the quarter-final stage. Captain Maya Le Tissier played a huge role in the first leg, scoring from the penalty spot and assisting Hanna Lundkvist’s goal. Le Tissier spoke to the club’s media after the game and expressed her disappointment with how the second half played out. Disappointment She explained, “it’s disappointing. Everyone’s gutted—especially conceding two set pieces. It just sucks.” The captain continued, “but we can be proud of ourselves, getting to a quarter-final. We believed we could come here and win, and everyone was on board with that. Unfortunately, we came up short.” Reflecting on her team’s performance, she explained, “I think that’s the best half we’ve played in a while. To do it on the biggest stage shows what we’re capable of.” Bayern’s energy She then highlighted her manager’s point about the lack of energy compared to Bayern in the second half and lamented that the side were frustrated that “the set pieces—decided the game.” Le Tissier also praised the Germans’ response in the second half, noting that their movement and rotation caused United a lot of issues. Finally, she summed up the European adventure as “once we get over tonight’s disappointment, we can be really proud. For the players who got us into the Champions League, we wanted to do it for them too.” The captain claimed that she is desperate for the side to be back in Europe’s elite competition next season and that it was such a “special” experience leading out her side in the tournament. Maya Le Tissier stats vs Bayern Munich StatValue Goals0 Assists0 Def. contributions11 Tackles (won)1 (0) Interceptions0 Clearances8 Blocked shots2 Ground duels (won)5 (3) Aerial duels (won)2 (2) Fouls2 Dribbled past0 Key passes1 Crosses (accurate)1 (1) Accurate passes41/48 (85%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)11/18 (61%) Passes in own half (acc.)30/30 (100%) Long balls (accurate)3/10 (30%) Touches64 Dribbles (successful)0 (0) Was fouled2 Possession lost7 Total carrying distance118.2 m Carries19 Total progression13.9 m Total shots0 Shots on target0 Shots blocked0 Source: Sofascore Feature image Molly Darlington via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.