City fights back at Bayern.

Manchester City fought back from 2–0 down to draw 2–2 at Bayern Munich in its return to the UEFA Women’s Champions League on Tuesday, the opening night of the second-year league phase (AP / Tales Azzoni; ESPN; Sky Sports). Bayern led through Giulia Gwinn (11’) and a Kerstin Casparij own goal (28’) at Sportpark Unterhaching — Bayern’s first competitive match at the new venue. Beth Mead pulled one back in the 45th; Carlotta Wamser, signed from Bayer Leverkusen, equalized in the 86th for her first Champions League goal. Khadija Shaw missed a 62nd-minute penalty for City, who became the first English side not to lose away to Bayern in Europe (AP; Sky Sports). Soft lock from REV 1a: Wednesday UWCL finals are not printed here — scores had not posted by Wednesday morning ET.

Elsewhere on Tuesday: Arsenal beat HB Køge 1–0 when Mariona Caldentey converted a penalty three minutes into stoppage time; Inter Milan, in their competition-proper debut, beat Häcken 1–0 (Haley Bugeja 5’ — first Maltese player in a Champions League group/league phase, UEFA); Benfica won 2–1 at Juventus — Marit Bratberg Lund scored both for Benfica (40’-pen, 61’); Juventus’s Alba Redondo replied in the 86th (Juventus.com / AFP; ESPN; RTP). Soft FLAG from Truman stamp: Bratberg Lund’s penalty is packed at 40’; Juventus.com lists 39’ — keep 40’ as packed and disclose the soft. Real Madrid drew 1–1 with Paris Saint-Germain (Felicia Schröder 2’; Sakina Karchaoui 74’-pen) (AP; AFP; Real Madrid).

Wednesday’s named slate — Barcelona–Paris FC, Chelsea–Austria Wien, Servette–OL Lyonnes, OH Leuven–Roma — had not posted final scores by Wednesday morning ET. Do not invent Wednesday full-times. Format lock from AP: 18 teams, six matchdays; top four to quarterfinals; 5th–12th to February playoffs; final in Warsaw late May (AP). Soft: men’s UCL MD2 remains 13–14 October. Soft: the 22 Sep calendar-open short is upgraded by these Tuesday results and is not restriped.

Named actors locked to AP, ESPN, Sky, UEFA, Juventus Women, Real Madrid, AFP/RTP and the REV 1a pack: Bayern 2–2 City (Gwinn 11’; Casparij OG 28’; Mead 45’; Wamser 86’; Shaw miss 62’); Arsenal 1–0 HB Køge (Caldentey stoppage pen); Inter 1–0 Häcken (Bugeja 5’); Juventus 1–2 Benfica (Bratberg Lund brace 40’-pen/61’ for Benfica; Redondo 86’ for Juventus — CLEAR after REV 1 HOLD fix); Real Madrid 1–1 PSG (Schröder 2’; Karchaoui 74’-pen); Wednesday slate unscored by Wed morning ET; 18-team / six-MD format; Warsaw final late May. Soft FLAGs: Wed UWCL unscored; Bratberg pen 40’ vs Juve.com 39’; men’s UCL MD2 off stack. The desk does not invent Wednesday finals.

The checkable record is City’s 2–2 fightback at Bayern, Arsenal’s late Caldentey win, Inter’s Bugeja debut win, Benfica’s Bratberg Lund brace with Redondo’s Juventus consolation, Real Madrid’s 1–1 with PSG, and a Wednesday slate still without posted finals by Wednesday morning ET under the 18-team league-phase format with a Warsaw final in late May (AP; ESPN; Sky; UEFA; Juventus; Real Madrid; AFP/RTP).

What comes next is checkable: Wednesday’s full-times on UEFA/AP wires after Barcelona–Paris FC, Chelsea–Austria Wien, Servette–OL Lyonnes and OH Leuven–Roma; Matchday 2 dates; Warsaw Soft calendar remains late May until a named final date; men’s UCL MD2 stays 13–14 October.

Floor: City 2–2 Bayern (Gwinn 11’, Casparij OG 28’; Mead 45’, Wamser 86’; Shaw miss 62’); Arsenal 1–0 HB Køge (Caldentey stoppage pen); Inter 1–0 Häcken (Bugeja 5’); Benfica 2–1 at Juve (Bratberg Lund brace 40’-pen/61’ Benfica; Redondo 86’ Juve); RM 1–1 PSG (Schröder 2’; Karchaoui 74’-pen); Wed slate unscored by Wed morning ET; 18 teams / 6 MDs; top 4 QF; 5–12 Feb playoffs; Warsaw late May (AP/ESPN/Sky/UEFA/Juve/RM); soft: Wed UWCL; pen 40’ vs Juve.com 39’; men’s UCL MD2 13–14 Oct off stack.