Manchester City earned their first league-phase win in this season’s Women’s Champions League by beating Inter 4–1 in Monza on Tuesday, 10 November. The club’s report records two first-half goals from Aoba Fujino before Kerstin Casparij and Grace Clinton extended the lead after the interval.

Elisa Bartoli headed Inter ahead in the 24th minute. Fujino replied after 33 minutes and scored again in the 44th, according to City’s official match record. Casparij added the third in the 56th minute and Clinton completed the scoring in the 70th. The distribution matters: City overturned the deficit before the break, then increased their advantage rather than spending the second half defending a narrow margin.

The result followed draws with Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. One victory and three draws therefore give City six points from four matches, with their unbeaten record intact. This was the first round in which they added three points instead of one. The report also identifies specific contributions to the attacking moves, including Laura Blindkilde Brown’s pass behind the defence for Fujino’s first goal and Lauren Hemp’s cross for Clinton’s finish.

Grace Clinton with Bristol City in January 2023, before her Manchester City spell. Archival photograph. Photographer/creator: James Boyes from UK. Image source · CC BY 2.0. 2023-01-18 19:29.