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UWCL: Arsenal and Barcelona win big as Man City, Bayern stay perfect

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Manchester City and Bayern Munich stayed perfect in the Women’s Champions League halfway through the group stage on Tuesday, while two-time defending champions Barcelona and Arsenal recorded big wins.City leads Group D with nine points after the English Women’s Super League (WSL) leaders beat Hammarby 2-0 at home. Barcelona are second, trailing by three points, followed by Hammarby on three and St. Pölten without a point.Barcelona earlier thrashed St. Pölten 7-0. Clàudia Pina led the demolition with two goals. It followed another massive win for Barcelona, 9-0 over Hammarby in the previous round.Arsenal are recovering from a poor start to the season, scoring four goals in the second straight game in the competition as they won 4-0 at Juventus.The Gunners are second in Group C with six points, three behind leaders Bayern, who eased past pointless newcomer Vålerenga 3-0. Juventus have three points.Goal feastIt took Barcelona 32 minutes to break the deadlockOna Batlle crossed from the left for Ewa Pajor to net the opener from close range. Then another four goals came within seven minutes as Barcelona were rewarded for their dominance.Francisca Nazareth scored in the 38th minute, slotting home a loose ball. Aitana Bonmatí made it 3-0 on a rebound after Carina Schlüter parried a fierce drive by Vicky López.Keira Walsh’s clinical finish from outside the area and Pina’s volley for her first made it 5-0 at half-time.Pina added her second from the spot after the interval before Caroline Graham Hansen finished it off.Arsenal back on trackFrida Maanum scored the first goal in Arsenal’s big win over Juventus. Alex Burstow/Arsenal FC via Getty ImagesLed by interim head coach Renée Slegers, Arsenal continue to recover from their 5-2 loss to Bayern in the opening round and earlier poor form in their domestic league.Boosted by a 5-0 victory over Brighton in the WSL on Friday, the Gunners showed the same ruthlessness in Europe.Frida Maanum put Arsenal ahead late in the first half against Juve, a team that dominates the Italian league. Late goals from two substitutes, Stina Blackstenius and Mariona Caldentey, put the result beyond doubt before Caitlin Foord finished off the emphatic win.Harder on target again for BayernPernille Harder found the back of the net again for Bayern. The Denmark veteran headed in the opener early in the game for her fifth goal of the campaign to remain the competition’s top scorer this season.Many more goals looked inevitable but only two came despite numerous chances.Giulia Gwinn doubled the advantage from the spot in the 17th minute, sending goalkeeper Tove Enblom the wrong way.Sarah Zadrazil added the third with a looping shot in second-half stoppage time.Second-half goals for CityWithout injured star signing Vivianne Miedema, City were held at bay by the visitors in the first half.The 28-year-old Netherlands forward had another operation on her troublesome left knee last month, and it’s not clear when she might be able to return.The first goal came soon after the interval from midfielder Laura Blindkilde Brown, who joined City from Aston Villa in January.Forward Aoba Fujino made it 2-0 with a header 10 minutes from time.Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.



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