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That's all for tonight. Very mixed fortunes for the two English clubs today.

Arsenal concede five as they lose 5-2 at Bayern Munich, but Manchester City get a memorable 2-0 win over European champions Barcelona.

Thanks for joining us. Until next time, bye for now.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Joie Stadium

England defender Naomi Layzell scored a goal and assisted another on her Women's Champions League debut as Manchester City stunned defending champions Barcelona at Joie Stadium.

Layzell, 20, had never scored in senior football before Wednesday's showdown with Barcelona but she scrambled in a corner to give City a first-half led.

She completed a fairytale evening by supplying the pass that sent striker Khadija Shaw through one-on-one with goalkeeper Catalina Coll and the Jamaican slotted the ball home for City's second of the night.

Having spent the opening minutes being tested by two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas, young full-back Layzell eventually stamped her mark and it will be an evening she will not forget.

On a chilly night at the Joie Stadium in Manchester, fans were treated to an exhilarating contest between two clubs who consider themselves serious contenders to win the competition this season.

The woodwork was struck twice in the first half - by City's Lauren Hemp and Barcelona's Caroline Graham Hansen - while home defender Laia Aleixandri, heavily linked with a move to the Spanish giants this summer, cleared Ewa Pajor's poked effort off the goalline.

Barcelona came out stronger in the second half but City held on for a huge victory on their return to the main European stage for the first time since 2021.

Gareth Taylor's side sit level on points with Hammarby in Group D, after the Swedish side beat Austria's St Polten 2-0 earlier on Wednesday.

Manchester City

Manchester City manager Gareth Taylor, speaking to DAZN: "We were very dominant and could have been three or four up. They struggled with how much energy we gave to the game and saw a reversal of that in the second half. We needed to maintain possession a little better.

"We knew Rolfo would probably play high and Putellas would come into midfield and play in a box. We've been playing a lot of short corners and Naomi came storming in from the back. It's just her second Champions League game.

"We didn't have much of the ball in the second half. It's fantastic from Naomi [Layzell] and Bunny [Shaw] finishes it off. It gave the players a real lift and we have to remember who we're playing against. It's a step for us. I said in my press conference yesterday that I really admire Barcelona and what they've done and we try to replicate that.

"After Anfield at the weekend, we go to St. Polten away in Vienna. I've seen a difference in the team this year. We've brought in the likes of Viv Miedema and changed her position. You have to coach her into it and she will challenge you, and she will ask questions."

Can City win the Champions League?: "Yes."

Charlotte Coates
BBC Sport

Pernille Harder's hat-trick ensured Arsenal's return to the Women's Champions League ended in defeat in an end-to-end encounter against Bayern Munich in Germany.

The former Chelsea forward, who had failed to score in her previous five European games, met Carolin Simon's corner to head her side into a 3-2 lead.

This came eight minutes after Laia Codina had powered in a header from Katie McCabe's corner to level the tie at 2-2.

Denmark international Harder cemented the points for the hosts with another header in the 78th minute, before completing her hat-trick four minutes from time after goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger spilled her initial save.

The Gunners started the game on the front foot with Mariona Caldentey giving them the lead after half an hour after expertly volleying McCabe’s cross beyond keeper Maria Grohs.

After falling behind, German champions Bayern started to apply pressure on the Arsenal backline and found the leveller 13 minutes later thanks to an unstoppable header from Glodis Viggosdottir.

The Bayern Munich captain rose highest in the box to expertly loop a header over Manuela Zinsberger after a pinpoint diagonal ball from England midfielder Georgia Stanway.

Alexander Straus' side were in the ascendency after the equaliser and came close to scoring before Lohmann drilled her right-footed strike into the bottom corner to make it 2-1.

Next up for Jonas Eidevall’s side in Group C is the visit of Norway's Valerenga on Wednesday, October 16.

• Matchday two - 16/17 October
• Matchday three - 12/13 November
• Matchday four - 20/21 November
• Matchday five - 11/12 December
• Matchday six - 17/18 December

(British teams score listed first)

Chelsea: 8 October 3-2 v Real Madrid H, 17 October v Twente A, 13 November v Celtic A, 20 November v Celtic H, 11 December v Twente H, 17 December v Real Madrid A

Celtic: 8 October 0-2 v Twente H, 17 October v Real Madrid A, 13 November v Chelsea H, 20 November v Chelsea A, 11 December v Real Madrid H, 17 December v Twente A.

Arsenal: 9 October 2-5 v Bayern Munich A, 16 October v Valerenga H, 12 November v Juventus A, 21 November v Juventus H, 12 December v Valerenga A, 18 December v Bayern Munich H.

Manchester City: 9 October 2-0 v Barcelona H, 16 October v St Polten A, 12 November v Hammarby H, 21 November v Hammarby A, 12 December v St Polten H, 18 December v Barcelona A.

See the full list of fixtures here.

Group C - Bayern Munich 5-2 Arsenal, Valerenga 0-1 Juventus.

Group D - Hammarby 2-0 St Polten, Manchester City 2-0 Barcelona.

Siobhan Chamberlain
Ex-England and Man Utd goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

City have been outstanding from start to finish. They could have scored more in that first half.

For only the second time in their past 80 matches, Barcelona have failed to score. What a day for Manchester City.

Manchester City stun European champions Barcelona with goals from Naomi Layzell and Khadija Shaw.

A brilliant result for City, but the only down side was a late injury to Layzell, who had got a goal and an assist - her first goal for the club.

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Naomi Layzell is struggling to put any weight on the ankle, but City can't make any more changes as they have already done three batches of substitutions.

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Siobhan Chamberlain
Ex-England and Man Utd goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

Hopefully, it's nothing too serious because she's been my player of the match.

Naomi Layzell has a goal and an assist, but has gone down injured, maybe with an ankle injury. Hopefully it is nothing serious after a brilliant game for her.

There was no player near her when she went down, which is always a worrying sign.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter

"City, tearing Barca apart, agaaaaaain," sing the home fans.

Vicky Lopez flights in a corner, but Ayaka Yamashita, who has had a good game in goal for City, comes out and gets a punch to the ball, but then wins the free-kick anyway.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter

5,508 at the Joie Stadium which is a new record here.

Can Barcelona get something out of this? They have six minutes of injury time to do so.

Laia Aleixandri, after that knock, does come off for Manchester City and on comes Australia international defender Alanna Kennedy.

A sign how well City have done today is that Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmati, both players who have won the Ballon d'Or, have both been replaced after disappointing games by their standards.

On come Irene Paredes and Vicky Lopez.