Manchester Metropolis maintained their excellent begin to their Ladies’s Champions League marketing campaign with a 2-0 victory at residence to Hammarby.
The Residents sit high of Group D with 9 factors from their opening three video games, with their newest consequence 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, profitable each sport since drawing with Arsenal on the opening day of the Ladies’s Tremendous League season.
Each groups went in at half-time stage following a primary half wherein 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 have been worthy winners within the contest. They ended with an anticipated objectives (xG) complete of two.75 from their 16 photographs, although solely three of their efforts have been on course.
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— Manchester Metropolis Ladies (@ManCityWomen) November 12, 2024
Elsewhere, Bayern Munich have been additionally snug winners with a 3-0 residence victory over Valerenga in a sport 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 residence from contained in the field for her fifth strike in three video games within the competitors.
Simply seven minutes later, they have been firmly answerable for 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 photographs (15 to 7) and a better xG (1.95 to 0.47) than their opponents.
Bayern have 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 consequence leaves them high 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.