Overview

• Chelsea were held 1-1 at Twente after Danique van Ginkel’s 63rd-minute strike was cancelled out by Sandy Baltimore’s 71st-minute penalty, with coach Sonia Bompastor calling it “not a good result at all.”
• Manchester United marked their first game in the main draw with a 1-0 win over Valerenga as captain Maya Le Tissier converted a first-half penalty at Leigh Sports Village.
• Barcelona issued the standout early statement by thrashing Bayern Munich 7-1, a lopsided result that underlines the Spanish champions’ early authority.
• Defending champions Arsenal slipped to a 2-1 defeat against OL Lyonnes, while other heavyweights impressed as Real Madrid routed Roma 6-2, Wolfsburg beat PSG 4-0 and Atlético Madrid cruised past St. Pölten 6-0.
• The league phase runs through December, with these opening results beginning to shape who looks on track for an automatic quarterfinal berth versus the playoff route.