By OkayGoal
UEFA Champions League Women · League Stage – 4 · 10 Nov 2026
Inter Milano1 – 4Manchester City
Elisa Bartoli 24′Aoba Fujino 33′
Aoba Fujino 44′
Kerstin·Casparij 56′
Grace Clinton 70′
Half-time 1–2 · Venue: Felice Chinetti Stadium · Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza
Manchester City beat Inter Milano 4-1 at the Felice Chinetti Stadium in Varese on Tuesday 10 November, in the fourth round of the Women’s Champions League league stage. Aoba Fujino scored twice before the interval, and Kerstin Casparij and Grace Clinton added second-half goals.
Bartoli’s opener cancelled out by Fujino before the break
Inter, set up in a 5-4-1 by Gianpiero Piovani, struck first. In the 24th minute Ivana Andrés provided the assist and Elisa Bartoli finished to put the Italian side ahead.
The lead lasted nine minutes. Fujino levelled in the 33rd minute from a Laura Blindkilde Brown pass, and in the 44th minute she scored again, this time without an assist, so Andrée Alexander Jeglertz’s side went in 2-1 up at half-time.
Casparij and Clinton stretch City’s lead in the second half
City added two more goals after the break. Casparij made it 3-1 in the 56th minute, set up by Samantha Coffey. Clinton then scored the fourth in the 70th minute, with Lauren Hemp providing the assist.
Between those goals, Risa Shimizu was booked for a foul in the 67th minute. That was the only card shown by referee Marta Huerta de Aza in a game with six fouls on each side.
The numbers reflect the scoreline. City had 60% of the ball and completed 556 of their 603 passes, while Inter completed 335 of 393. The visitors had 21 shots to 16 and put 11 on target, compared with 6 for Inter. Their expected goals figure of 3.45 was almost three times Inter’s 1.19.
The margin could have been wider. Inter goalkeeper Rúnarsdóttir made 7 saves. At the other end Yamashita made 5 saves, and Inter won 4 corners to City’s 2.
Six without defeat for City before Saturday’s trip to Chelsea
City have now won three matches in a row. Before this win they beat West Ham 5-0 and London City Lionesses 2-1. They are unbeaten in six games in all competitions, a run that includes 1-1 draws with Paris Saint Germain and Manchester United.
For Inter, the result ended a two-match winning run. They had beaten both AC Milan and Lazio 3-0 in their previous two outings. It is also their second heavy defeat in six games, after a 6-0 loss to Lyon.
There is little time to recover for either side. City return to the WSL with a trip to Chelsea on Saturday 14 November. Inter host Juventus in Serie A Women the following day, Sunday 15 November.
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