Manchester City Rallies for 2-2 Draw at Bayern Munich; Arsenal Wins Late

Manchester City overcame a 2-0 deficit to draw 2-2 at Bayern Munich, becoming the first English team to avoid defeat away to the German side in Europe.

Manchester City recovered from a two-goal deficit to secure a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich at Sportpark Unterhaching on Tuesday. Bayern took an early lead through Giulia Gwinn in the 11th minute, followed by a Kerstin Casparij own-goal in the 28th. City began their comeback when Beth Mead scored in the 45th minute. Despite Khadija Shaw missing a 62nd-minute penalty, Carlotta Wamser equalized in the 86th minute with a shot from inside the area to finalize the scoreline.

In London, Arsenal defeated HB Køge 1-0 after Mariona Caldentey converted a penalty three minutes into stoppage time. The victory followed a match where the Danish visitors had held the 2024-25 champions scoreless through 90 minutes. Elsewhere in the league phase, Inter Milan won their tournament debut 1-0 against Häcken. Haley Bugeja provided the decisive goal in the 5th minute, while Häcken goalkeeper Jennifer Falk received a red card in the 89th minute.

Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain played to a 1-1 draw in the Spanish capital. Felicia Schroder put Madrid ahead after 96 seconds, but Sakina Karchaoui equalized for PSG with a 74th-minute penalty. Additionally, Benfica earned a 2-1 away victory against Juventus behind two goals from Marit Bratberg Lund. During the Häcken match, 41-year-old defender Aivi Luik set a record as the oldest player to appear in the competition's league phase.