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Shaw strikes twice in Manchester City’s confident win over Paris FC

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  • Round two 2nd leg: Manchester City 3-0 Paris FC (8-0 agg)
  • City end disappointing streak in Champions League

Gareth Taylor said Manchester City are back “where they belong” after they finally ended their disappointing streak in Europe’s top club competition and reached the Women’s Champions League group stages for the first time, by completing a comprehensive 8-0 aggregate ­victory over Paris FC.

Taylor’s confident-looking side were not involved in Europe at all last season and had been eliminated by Real Madrid in the qualifying rounds of the two campaigns before that. They will now contest the last-16 stage of the competition for the first time since 2020-21, when the knockout format was still in use, and will harbour realistic ambitions of going deep into the competition on the evidence of their strong showing over the two legs of this second-round tie.

Continue reading…Round two 2nd leg: Manchester City 3-0 Paris FC (8-0 agg)City end disappointing streak in Champions LeagueGareth Taylor said Manchester City are back “where they belong” after they finally ended their disappointing streak in Europe’s top club competition and reached the Women’s Champions League group stages for the first time, by completing a comprehensive 8-0 aggregate ­victory over Paris FC.Taylor’s confident-looking side were not involved in Europe at all last season and had been eliminated by Real Madrid in the qualifying rounds of the two campaigns before that. They will now contest the last-16 stage of the competition for the first time since 2020-21, when the knockout format was still in use, and will harbour realistic ambitions of going deep into the competition on the evidence of their strong showing over the two legs of this second-round tie. Continue reading…