Bunny Shaw scores as Man City shock holders Barcelona in Women’s Champions League

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Manchester City produced a statement win on their Women’s Champions League return as Gareth Taylor’s side defeated holders FC Barcelona 2-0 in their Group D opener at the Joie Stadium. It was City’s first game in the competition proper since 2020-21, when they had beaten Barcelona 2-1 in a quarter-final second leg at the same venue but lost 4-2 on aggregate. Pere Romeu’s Barcelona also hit the post, through Caroline Graham Hansen early on, but this was certainly an off night for the Catalan outfit, with stars like former City midfielder Keira Walsh and Ballon d’Or winners Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas unable to make much of an impression. open image in gallery Layzell scored the first of her career After Graham Hansen had a low shot easily gathered by Yamashita late in the first half, Miedema failed to make the most of a good chance early in the second, glancing a header wide from Alex Greenwood’s free-kick.