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Tom Gary’s report has arrived so I’ll bid you farewell. Congratulations to Manchester City – this was a fantastic team performance against the reigning European champions.
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An evening of entertainment for all attendees.
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Naomi Liesel looks as if she has suffered a nagging injury, which is a real shame as she was impressive this evening, opening the scoring before playing in Khadija Shaw to score Manchester City’s second goal.
Full time participation: Manchester City 2-0 Barcelona
A massive offer from Manchester City is coming to an end. They beat the best team in the world.
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Updated at 16.57 EST
90+6 minutes: Doctors help Liesel.
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Minute 90 + 4: Liesel wins the ball to City’s right, but falls without anyone around her, holding on to her left foot. A wonderful evening for her ends on a difficult note.
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90+3 minutes: Shaw, present at both ends, heads to give Barcelona another corner kick.
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90 + 2 minutes: Nazareth has space on the left but Liesel – a goal and an assist tonight – does her job while Barcelona settles for a corner.
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Minute 90+1: Miedema catches a ball wide of the goal but cannot play past Fujino’s advanced goal.
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Minute 90: Six minutes were added… leaving Barcelona in this position.
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89 minutes: Alexandri leaves Kennedy as City close in.
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87 min: Miedema enjoys a burst in midfield before playing with Hemp on the left. The striker recycles the ball again as City look to retain possession.
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Minute 85: Barcelona makes three more changes: Putellas replaces Paredes, Bonmatti replaces Lopez, and Nazareth replaces Walsh.
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84 minutes: Alexandri – in great form tonight – writhes in pain as the doctors arrive.
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Minute 82: Boutelas’ pass is intercepted by the referee’s body. The whistle blew but it reflected Barcelona’s evening.
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Minute 80: City makes changes, which slows down the pace of the match. Both Park and Fowler left the field. Gil Rohr and Aoba Fujino are present.
Share the goal! Manchester City 2-0 Barcelona (Shaw 77)
Thank you, Shaw. It’s quite simple, really: Layzell passes the ball forward from the right, Shaw gets to it, dodges the sliding challenge, and tries to get around the keeper. Cole doesn’t go down easily, pressing into the corner, but Shaw shoots the ball from the right, crosses the ball, beats the keeper and slides his body into the net. A historic victory looms on the horizon.
Khadija Shaw makes the second goal for City! Photography: Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty ImagesShare
Updated at 17.06 EST
Minute 75: A clash between Putellas and Greenwood after the Barcelona striker fell inside the penalty area.
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Minute 74: Bonmati tries to shoot a curved ball with her left foot, but the ball rebounds to Yamashita…it hits the crossbar and goes out for a corner for Barcelona.
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Minute 73: Barcelona made another adjustment by replacing Isme Protus on the left side.
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Minute 70: City calmed down with high pressure, and the resistance match began. Walsh takes a hit inside the box, but it’s straight at Yamashita. It’s all about staying there now for City.
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Minute 67: A direct free kick for Barcelona from the right side, headed in by Graham Hansen.
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Minute 66: Pena enters the field directly, settling in a central position outside the penalty area before trying to locate the top right corner. Her hit is not far at all.
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Minute 64: A corner kick for Barcelona that does not cause any inconvenience. Claudia Pena replaces Engen in Barcelona. No. 9 in midfield; Barcelona means business.
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Updated at 17.07 EST
63 min: Yamashita almost gets into trouble playing out from the back as Barcelona storm the press… the visitors win a corner.
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61 min: Hemp quickly returns to the wing to defend City; She remained relentless even when City started to tire.
Lauren Hemp fights for the ball with Aitana Bonmatti. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images Share
Updated at 16.34 EST
59 min: Shaw is also back to doing the dirty defensive work with his header out of the corner. Bonmati shoots a shot from the edge of the penalty area, trying to find the bottom left corner… but Yamashita kicks it.
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Updated at 17.07 EST
58 min: Botelas wins a corner for Barcelona after Fowler again works for City to intervene.
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Minute 57: Immediately after my previous entry, a Barcelona free kick was missed from the left side and was sent for a goal kick.
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Minute 56: Yamashita hits a curling ball from the right by Lyon. Barcelona is shaking off its rust now.
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Minute 54: Barcelona finally takes the lead, as Graham Hansen plays the ball into the penalty area from the right side… and the shot comes… and Alexandri saves a penalty kick for City.
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Minute 54: Hemp delivers an exciting ball… but there is no header for City at the end of it.
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Minute 53: The events of the match take place largely in the Barcelona midfield. Park’s cross from the right side was turned away by Engen for a corner.
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Minute 50: The city’s high pressure continues. Did they, like my league team on Saturday, pass on some Haribo at half-time to keep busy? Maybe not. But they continue to run strong.
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Minute 48: A perfect ball from Greenwood and Miedema hits a free header and sends it wide of the far post. Great opportunity.
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Updated at 16.08 EST
47 min: City move well from right to left before Hemp plays a lovely ball down the channel for Kasparig to catch… Graham Hansen brings the left-back down for a yellow card. City have a free kick.
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And we are back.
We are back in Manchester. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images Share
Updated at 16.14 EDT
Now to see if City can maintain their high-octane style for another 45 minutes. Barcelona are sure to find their rhythm at some point, right? This amount is not lost; They lost one game last season.
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Half-time: Manchester City 1-0 Barcelona
Lyon sent a free kick from the halfway line to the edge of the penalty area… but no damage was done to City. The whistle blew and the Barcelona players quickly ran into the tunnel, leaving City shirts behind; Visitors know that there is a lot to discuss during the break. The city was excellent.
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Minute 45+2: Fowler shoots a powerful ball from outside the penalty area… but it flies high and high.
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Minute 45: Add two minutes.
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43 min: A goal almost against the run of play, as I pass Graham Hansen on goal… and she fires a low but direct shot past Yamashita.
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Updated at 15.44 EST
Minute 42: City continues to destabilize Barcelona with high pressure. The holders really need the half-time whistle.
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Minute 38: Miedema almost scored City’s second goal, but made a wonderful save inside the Barcelona area. Gareth Taylor’s team is thriving.
Share the goal! Manchester City 1-0 Barcelona (Liesel 36)
Here is! Moments after making a great save, Cole misses. She tries to reach a corner kick at the far post, but Miedema pushes the ball back into the middle where Naomi Liesel is ready to score the opener. It’s just reward for City’s excellence in the first half.
Naomi Layzell scored a goal for City! Photography: Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty ImagesShare
Updated at 15.41 EDT
Minute 35: Cole scores a great goal! Miedema passes the ball to Park inside the area, whose first shot appears to be heading home… Cole dives to her right to deny City. corner.
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Minute 35: Cole runs outside her area to deny Shaw on the end of a long ball from Greenwood.
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Minute 33: It was the first 30 minutes for City, and they continued to win the ball high up the pitch. But the clinical touch evades them…Greenwood crosses into Cole’s hands.
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