Harder’s Late Brace Earns Bayern Munich Draw Against Atletico Madrid in Champions League

MADRID (Interstat) — Substitute Pernille Harder scored twice in the second half to salvage a 2-2 draw for Bayern Munich W against Atletico Madrid Femenino in a UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage match Wednesday.

The game at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano defied a pregame projection that heavily favored the German side. Harder, entering as a substitute, broke a scoreless deadlock in the 63rd minute and added a second in the 78th. Atletico responded with a late surge, as Fiamma scored in the 88th minute and Vilde Bøe Risa netted in stoppage time to secure the dramatic draw. Gabriela García and Momoko Tanikawa received yellow cards in the second half. Both teams opened their European campaigns with a point.