That’s all from me tonight. I’ll leave you with Tom Garry’s match report.

I make that Man City’s first win in the Women’s Champions League for 600 days. It’s been a long time coming.

Man City captain Kerstin Casparij speaks to ESPN …

Not an easy game, especially away, so really pleased with the three points.

The team feels really great. Two wins on the bounce makes us feel great going into Chelsea, which will be another tough game.

Tonight, with a few changes, we did phenomenally.

Today’s WCL final scores

• Häcken 0-0 Chelsea

• Real Madrid 3-0 Paris FC

• Inter 1-4 Manchester City

• PSG 1-2 Bayern Munich

• Roma 2-1 Servette

That win takes Man City up to 7th in the mega(ish) WCL table, still a point off an automatic quarter-final spot. Inter drop to 11th but are still in the playoff places.

90+2 min: Not a lot going on now. There’s a foul throw on the far side and Robustellini gives the assistant a stern look.

90 min: Yamashita deals with a questionable backpass with Raphino closing her down. Glionna sends a shot straight at the City keeper.

Four minutes added.

88 min: Still plenty of industry from both sides, but little chance of a sixth goal, I suspect.

86 min: Cambiaghi lets out a little sigh, no doubt, as Raphino ignores her during an Inter counterattack and shoots into a City defender. Payne was a willing runner too.

84 min: Payne has made a difference for Inter. She darts into the box and avoids a sliding challenge from Lohmann before cutting the ball into empty space. Kullberg is on for Bartoli at right-back in Inter’s final change.

82 min: Raphino walks away holding an ice pack to her head. Knaak is up too and walks off slowly. Both should be OK to continue.

80 min: There’s nasty clash of heads as Knaak and Raphino go for a high ball. The referee calls on the medics immediately.

78 min: Yamashita punches out the initial delivery. Van Diemen hooks it back in and Cambiaghi’s flick towards goal is kept out by the City keeper, who sticks a glove up to tip it away.

76 min: Another City change – Hasegawa replaces Beney as Jeglertz tries to see this out with a healthy goal difference. Cambiaghi does well to win an Inter corner.

74 min: Cambiaghi tries to round Yamashita but the angle is too tight for her to shoot by the time she sorts her feet out. The offside flag goes up anyway.

72 min: Clinton’s goal came after a decent spell of pressure from Inter. Alas, they have been in it until now.

Hemp frightens the life out of a tiring Bartoli, twisting inside and out before digging out a cross to the back post. Clinton stretches to get her toe on it and Runnarsdottir can’t keep it out at the near post.

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Manchester City have been much better to watch in this second half, in terms of the speed with which they have progressed the ball up the pitch, and the movement from Hemp and Beney on the wings. Hemp, in particular, just brings a bit of an aura of confidence that rubs off on everybody else when she is on the pitch and when she carries the ball with the purposefulness that we are seeing from her tonight. It’s hard to see anything other than an away win now, which we certainly weren’t saying an hour ago.

67 min: Lohmann tests Runnarsdottir just seconds after coming on but it was comfortable for the Inter keeper. Beney drags a shot quite far wide. Shimizu goes into the book for a foul on Payne.

65 min: More subs. City bring on Lohmann and Shimizu for Coffey and Wamser. Inter replace Bugeja with Payne, which seems odd. She was their biggest threat.

64 min: Blindkilde Brown, who has been very imprssive, can’t quite flick the ball on to Clinton as she runs into the Inter box.

62 min: Inter have stemmed the flow … for now.

60 min: It’s chaos now. Milinkovic takes all day to clear the ball off her own goalline after Clinton’s cut-back – it was probably offside. Fowler then scuffs one chance but connects with another two from close range. Runnarsdottir is equal to them and keeps Inter in the game.

58 min: Just before the goal, Inter withdrew Polli for Cambiaghi, who offers some height up front.

A real striker’s finish from Casparij, who stopped the ball dead in a crowded penalty area and then, about 14 yards out, placed it past Runnarsdottir with her second touch.

54 min: Blindkilde Brown wins the ball on the edge of the Inter box and drives into the area. With no better option available, the England international shoots across goal but it’s blocked out for a corner. Fowler’s delivery comes out to Coffey on the edge of the box but she declines every opportunity to pull the trigger.

51 min: Polli strides into space after a fantastic first touch. Coffey desperately tries to stay with her and the Inter striker cries for a foul after her shot dribbles into the box, claiming a trip.

49 min: Clinton can’t quite believe the space she is afforded on the edge of the Inter box. She has options left and right but her pass, when it does eventually come, is intercepted. Bugeja then forces a fabulous save from Yamashita at the other end, the City keeper diving down to her left to tip the shot round the post.

47 min: Those changes, then: Hemp and Knaak replace Fujino and Rose for City; Raphino and Santi are on for Andrés and Viljalmsdottir for Inter.

Inter were out very early for the second half, which is about to get under way – and both sides have made changes. Fujino’s night is done.

Half-time reading

Häcken 0-0 Chelsea match report

Today’s Moving the Goalposts newsletter

WCL half-time scores on the doors

• Inter 1-2 Man City (Bartoli 24; Fujino 33 44)

• PSG 0-2 Bayern Munich (Kiedrzynek OG 29, Bühl 40)

• Roma 2-0 Servette (Van Dooren 25, Pilgrim 34)

Aoba Fujino has turned it around for City with two composed finishes after Elisa Bartoli’s headed opener. Two excellent through balls from Laura Blindkilde Brown and Jade Rose set up City’s goals against an otherwise solid Inter defence.

Andrés cannot catch Beney as she surges into the Inter area and cuts the ball back to Fowler. Her shot is saved by Runarsdottir at point-blank range but Fujino taps in the rebound.

42 min: A confident City side pop the ball around in midfield but Inter stand firm on the edge of their own box. The Inter left-wing back Robustellini provides an out-ball but she doesn’t get the support and the counterattack ends before it starts.

40 min: Coffey swings her leg at the ball when it sits up nicely on the edge of the box but it’s blocked before it can reach a possibly thankful Runarsdottir. That was travelling.

38 min: Inter can’t find a way out. Casparij leads the City charge down the right, with Beney sending a low cross into the area. Fowler takes it under her spell, swivels and prods a shot just wide of the far post. Inter will be wanting half-time already.

35 min: City look in the mood now – Fujino grabbed the ball out of the net and ran back to the centre circle after scoring. Beney tries her luck from the edge of the area but her shot flashes wide.

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Well, well, well. How long until Andrée Jeglertz brings on the cavalry? At this rate, it might be as early as half-time. You can understand why the Manchester City head coach rested several key players with an eye on Saturday’s huge WSL game against Chelsea, but they are badly missing them.

30 min: Fowler tries her luck with a free-kick from about 25 yards out. Her shot flies past the flimsy Inter wall but Runnarsdottir takes it in easily.

29 min: City look a bit toothless with Shaw and Hemp on the bench. Fowler doesn’t look entirely comfortable being asked to play as a No 9 and Beney has not got into the game at all from the right.

27 min: City try their luck from distance a couple of times, with Blindkilde Brown’s latest effort a bit of a pea-roller into Runarsdottir’s grasp.

Two defenders combine for Inter! Andrés cut across the ball with her delivery but it had enough gusto on it for Bartoli to be able to glance it past Yamashita into the bottom corner.

22 min: Inter win the ball high up the pitch and work it out wide, with Vilhjalmsdottir floating a cross towards the back post where Bugeja can’t get on the end of it. Glionna then launches a shot from distance that spins well, well, well wide.

20 min: Coffey crunches into another challenge on halfway, knocking over Polli before winning the ball. Coffey then looks for Clinton in the box but she can’t generate enough power on the header to trouble Runarsdottir.

18 min: Beney is careless on the ball as City try to launch a counter. Inter are doing a decent job of packing the middle of the pitch. A flick-on from Clinton doesn’t find a teammate on the edge of the Inter box.

16 min: Inter appeal for handball against Wamser as Prior’s flick-on comes off the City left-back at the back post. No dice.

14 min: Coffey crunches into Vilhjalmsdottir in midfield – the USA international is starting for just the second time in the last five games.

12 min: City found it a bit too easy to cut Inter open there. Inter showing the sort of defensive fragility that cost them six goals last time out against OL Lyonnes.

10 min: Great chance for City as Clinton slips the ball in behind the Inter defence – they’re playing a back five – and Fujino’s shot is too close to Runarsdottir. The flag had gone up but VAR would have intervened had the shot gone in because Fujino was clearly on.

8 min: Some hesitant hold-up play from Glionna gets Inter up the pitch but Rose is there to clean up. Inter go all the way back to Runarsdottir in goal.

6 min: Fujino comes in off the left and feeds the ball inside into Clinton’s path. The former Man Utd midfielder can’t get it under control and the space around her on the edge of the Inter box disappears.

4 min: City enjoy a spell of possession but it’s a bit too ponderous. Coffey and Casparij get their wires crossed on the near touchline and the former passes it straight out for a throw-in.

2 min: City squeeze up to put pressure on Inter on the edge of their own box. There’s a good noise coming from the main stand, drums and all.

Right, the teams are out at a sparsely populated Stadio Brianteo. We’re ready to go.

Inter usually play their home games at the ancient Arena Civica in Milan, which is so old that it used to host reconstructions of naval battles. Sadly Uefa have deemed that venue to be unsuitable for the Champions League, so Inter are tonight hosting from the U-Power Stadium, also known as the Stadio Brianteo, which is home to Monza’s men’s team.

They come into this one off the back of a 3-0 win in the derby against Milan on Saturday. Familiar faces in their lineup include the Italy veteran Elisa Bartoli and the former Real Madrid centre-back Ivana Andrés.

Early kick-offs: Chelsea’s Ellie Carpenter has her hands on her head after seeing Maika Hamano scoop her cut-back against the crossbar from a few yards out. They still have not found the breakthrough against Häcken and have a couple of minutes of stoppage time left.

WCL state of play – here’s how Inter and Man City have fared so far …

Inter’s record (9th)
1-0 win v Häcken (h)
1-1 draw v Austria Wien (a)
6-0 loss v OL Lyonnes (a)

Man City’s record (10th)
2-2 draw v Bayern Munich (a)
1-1 draw v Real Madrid (h)
1-1 draw v PSG (h)

So, a mixed bag for Inter, who are in the competition for just the second time, and pretty consistent from City.

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Lauren Hemp, the Manchester City winger, spoke of her Champions League title ambitions, during Monday’s pre-match press conference. The England international said, ahead of this tie against Inter: “It’s massive, being part of the Champions League and winning it is one of my aims, and it has been since I joined this club. We want to win trophies and the Champions League is definitely one on our list.”

Asked if we are still yet to see the best of City in the Champions League so far, Hemp added: “Against PSG I think we played really well. At times, we dominated. We could have got a lot more from the game but, at the end of the day, we missed a few chances. It’s important we build on every game.

“We’ve come up against really difficult opponents, as well. We’re also unbeaten, so it’s important to remember that. But each game, we want to build. There’s always still more to come from this City team but I’m proud of the performances we’ve put in so far in the Champions League.”

Early kick-offs: An all-action couple of minutes in Sweden as Alyssa Thompson has an effort cleared off the line for Chelsea after Livia Peng’s save stops Alva Selerud from giving Häcken an unlikely lead. Chelsea have had 20 shots to Häcken’s three and 76% possession – still 0-0, though.

Real Madrid have opened up a 2-0 lead against Paris FC through Arianna Caruso and Lineth Beerensteyn. There are just under 20 minutes to go in both games.

Fifpro announced its 2026 world XIs yesterday and there are seven WSL players selected, including Manchester City’s Alex Greenwood. Chelsea’s Lucy Bronze set a new record with her 9th appearance in the world XI.

Hannah Hampton (Chelsea, England)

Lucy Bronze (Chelsea, England)
Alex Greenwood (Man City, England)
Mapi León (Barcelona/London City, Spain)
Irene Paredes (Barcelona, Spain)

Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona, Spain)
Alexia Putellas (Barcelona/London City, Spain)
Ella Toone (Man Utd, England)

Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride, Zambia)
Clàudia Pina (Barcelona, Spain)
Alessia Russo (Arsenal, England)

Early kick-offs: Chelsea have had two goals disallowed and hit the crossbar in the first half but are still being held by Häcken at the Nordic Wellness Stadium, which sounds very nice. There are no goals either in Spain between Real Madrid and Paris FC.

Half-time scores
Häcken 0-0 Chelsea
Real Madrid 0-0 Paris FC