Manchester City Women produced an impressive comeback to defeat Inter Milan Women 4-1 in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, turning the game around after falling behind to secure a convincing victory.
Inter made the better start, but City showed their quality and attacking strength to take control of the contest and finish the night with a comfortable three-goal winning margin.
The hosts took the lead in the 24th minute through Elisa Bartoli, who headed Inter in front and gave City an early problem to solve. However, the visitors responded well and found their equaliser nine minutes later when Aoba Fujino finished from close range after a brilliant pass from Laura Blindkilde Brown.
Fujino was not finished there. The Japanese forward struck again just before half-time, putting Manchester City ahead 2-1 and completing an impressive turnaround before the break.
City continued to dominate after the restart, with Kerstin Casparij extending their advantage in the 56th minute. Grace Clinton then wrapped up the victory in the 70th minute, finishing off a delivery from Lauren Hemp to make it 4-1.
The result gives Manchester City their first victory in this season’s Women’s Champions League league phase after drawing their opening three matches against Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain.
The victory also provides a significant boost to City’s hopes of securing a top-four finish and automatic qualification for the quarter-finals. They now have six points from four matches, leaving them in a much stronger position heading into their remaining fixtures.
For Inter, it was a disappointing evening after taking the lead but failing to contain City’s attacking quality.
