Man City fight back from two down to thwart Bayern

UEFA Women's Champions League Bayern Munich 2 - 2 Manchester City FT Beth Mead (left) scored for Manchester City and Khadija Shaw missed a penalty [Getty Images] Manchester City produced a superb recovery as they fought back from 2-0 down on their return to the Women's Champions League to draw against Bayern Munich in Germany. The match pitted the reigning league champions in England and Germany head to head, but the hosts dominated the opening spell. It was no surprise when Bayern took an 11th-minute lead as Linda Dallmann's through ball was collected by an unmarked Giulia Gwinn and she shot past City goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita. It became 2-0 in farcical circumstances 16 minutes later when defender Kerstin Casparij made a mess of an attempted clearance and, under no pressure, sliced the ball into her own net. City got back into the match just before half-time when Beth Mead, who won this competition with Arsenal two seasons ago, prodded home from close range after Khadija Shaw's shot deflected into her path. There was controversy over the goal as a blue smoke bomb had been thrown on to the pitch, with Bayern's players saying the game should have stopped before the goal was scored. City, who had last played in the Champions League in 2024-25, were handed a glorious chance to equalise when home goalkeeper Ena Mahmutovic tripped Aoba Fujino to give away a penalty. But Mahmutovic made amends with a superb save to keep out Shaw's powerfully struck spot-kick. However, there was late drama in store as City's Germany international Carlotta Wamser made it 2-2 with her first goal for the club, whipping a low shot past Mahmutovic. More to follow. A blue smoke bomb had been thrown on to the pitch and was still there when Manchester City attacked down the right and scored a goal [Getty Images] Find interviews and extra content on the BBC Women's Football Weekly feed