Manchester Metropolis maintained their good begin to their Girls’s Champions League marketing campaign with a 2-0 victory at house to Hammarby.
The Residents sit prime of Group D with 9 factors from their opening three video games, with their newest outcome following up wins over St. Polten and 2023-24 champions, Barcelona.
Gareth Taylor’s aspect additionally prolonged their unbeaten begin to the marketing campaign in all competitions, successful each recreation since drawing with Arsenal on the opening day of the Girls’s Tremendous League season.
Each groups went in at half-time degree following a primary half by which high quality was at a premium, following a few half-chances for the house aspect.
The hosts went forward simply two minutes into the second half after a end from Laura Blinkilde Brown, after Aoba Fujino had struck the woodwork earlier.
Khadija Shaw and Fujino each went near doubling the lead, with the previous having a objective disallowed within the 67th minute for offside after being picked out by Mary Fowler.
Fujino sealed a cushty victory for Metropolis, netting their second on 79 minutes to seal a win within the first assembly between the 2 sides within the competitors.
And Metropolis had been worthy winners within the contest. They ended with an anticipated targets (xG) whole of two.75 from their 16 pictures, although solely three of their efforts had been heading in the right direction.
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— Manchester Metropolis Girls (@ManCityWomen) November 12, 2024
Elsewhere, Bayern Munich had been additionally comfy winners with a 3-0 house victory over Valerenga in a recreation the guests by no means appeared like taking something from.
Bayern went a objective up in 10 minutes, with former Chelsea ahead Pernille More durable heading house from contained in the field for her fifth strike in three video games within the competitors.
Simply seven minutes later, they had been firmly in command of the match as Giulia Gwinn doubled their lead with a penalty after Elise Thorsnes had fouled Weronika Zawistowska.
The German aspect dominated the sport, with extra possession (76% to 24%), extra pictures (15 to 7) and the next xG (1.95 to 0.47) than their opponents.
Bayern had been ready so as to add a 3rd that their efficiency merited in second-half stoppage time, with Sarah Zadrazil sending a surprising volley past Tove Enblom.
The outcome leaves them prime of their group with three victories from three matches, three factors above second-placed Arsenal.
Valerenga are backside of Group C and are nonetheless ready for his or her first level of the competitors.
