Manchester City v Barcelona: Women’s Champions League – live

21 min: Mary Fowler is causing problems with her inside passes on the right. She plays in Park this time, who crosses into the box. Miedema nearly gets on the end of it.

19 min: Aleixandri clears off the line for City! Yamashita failed to get to a backpass, with Ewa Pajor winning the ball and striking, all set to give Barcelona the lead … Aleixandri did brilliantly to get back in time and intervene.

16 min: City should be ahead. Shaw is left one-on-one from a tight angle after a killer ball from Fowler and opts to square it rather than shoot; she misses her intended target, the onrushing Miedema, but Hemp picks it up. She strikes the left post.

14 min: Laia Aleixandri is the first player to enter the book tonight, the result of a sliding challenge.

13 min: Putellas launches a powerful hit from the edge of the box … but it’s straight at Yamashita.

12 min: Hemp is livid, penalised in the Barcelona area after barging down Batlle. Greenwood had slipped a pass through after driving from the back.

11 min: Lauren Hemp skips down the left but she’s clearly offside.

10 min: Barcelona haven’t gathered any rhythm just yet, with City really working hard off the ball.

9 min: Coll, in the Barcelona net, is met by City’s high press and shows some immaculate feet to evade a sliding challenge from Jess Park. Risky but terrific when it comes off.

8 min: A City corner comes in … but there’s a bit of wrestling in the area. Miedema is the fouler, leading to a Barcelona free-kick.

7 min: City are pressing high and causing chaos, with Jess Park striking from inside the area … a Barcelona shirt gets in the way – it’s an excellent block from León.

5 min: Fowler’s first-time pass from the right is wayward, evading the run of Shaw through the middle.

4 min: Putellas, on the left, dissects City with a neat pass into the box that Graham Hansen runs on to … her snapshot rattles the left post. An early warning for City.

2 min: Khadija Shaw chests a lay-off on the halfway line to get City moving down the left but the move breaks down on the wing.

1 min: Barcelona take the early possession as City shirts immediately press, looking to cause a hassle.

Peeeeep!

The players are leaving the tunnel, rocking the classics. Barcelona are in their usual blue and garnet, while City are all blue.

There’s plenty happening in this one, so you can leave me for a bit (please come back).

And here’s Tom Garry’s preview:

Keira Walsh returns to her old club, where she won the WSL, FA Cup and League Cup before departing shortly after Euro 2022 for a world-record fee. Worth reading this from a year ago.

The teams

Preamble