Arsenal edge HB Køge on late penalty; City draw at Bayern — SkimNews
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- Mariona Caldentey converted a stoppage-time penalty to seal Arsenal's 1-0 win over HB Køge at Meadow Park on Tuesday, opening their Women's Champions League campaign after a match in which they struggled for end product.
- Arsenal made eight changes to their starting XI from Sunday's WSL draw with Manchester United, with Chloe Kelly's first-half goal ruled out by VAR after Stina Blackstenius was deemed offside in the build-up.
- Yukina Sakabe fouled Selina Cerci in the third of four added minutes, conceding the penalty that decided a match Arsenal otherwise failed to break open despite dominating territory.
- Manchester City came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Bayern Munich, becoming the first English side to avoid defeat to the German club in European competition.
- Beth Mead tapped in on the stroke of half-time after Kerstin Casparij's break down the right, with play controversially allowed to continue through a flare thrown onto the pitch.
- Carlotta Wamser, left unmarked in the box, headed in City's 86th-minute equalizer moments after Khadija Shaw had missed a penalty and been substituted off.
- Sam Coffey told the club website that City's depth was decisive, calling the substitutes' impact "one of the best parts of our team" after the visitors flipped the game in the second half.
Why it matters: City's draw in Munich is a historic first — no English women's side had previously taken a result at Bayern in Europe, giving them a platform after a first half in which they were completely outplayed. Arsenal, meanwhile, needed 93 minutes and a refereeing call to beat a Danish side they dominated territorially, exposing a familiar end-product problem under Slegers.
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