Manchester City fought from two goals down to grab a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich on Tuesday to start their Women’s Champions League season, while Mariona Caldentey was the hero as Arsenal left it late in their opener.
A Sakina Karchaoui penalty inside the final 20 minutes ensured Paris Saint-Germain left the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano with a 1-1 draw after Felicia Schroeder’s second-minute opener for Real Madrid.
Bayern raced into a 2-0 lead thanks to Giulia Gwinn’s early strike and a Kerstin Casparij own goal inside the first 30 minutes. Inter Milan got the better of Swedish side Hacken 1-0 Haley Bugeja’s fifth-minute goal was enough to give the home side three points. A brace either side of half-time by Marit Bratberg Lund gave Benfica a 2-1 win at Juventus, despite the hosts scoring late through Alba Redondo.
Beth Mead halved the deficit for the Women’s Super League champions on the stroke of half-time. The Gunners looked certain to be heading for a goalless stalemate until new signing Selina Cerci went down in the box under Yukina Sakabe’s 92nd-minute challenge.
