A late Mariona Caldentey penalty powered Arsenal to the top of Group C in the Champions League at Bayern Munich’s expense after a Magda Eriksson double looked to have secured a draw for the visitors.

With the former Chelsea forward Pernille Harder having been the scourge of the Gunners in Munich, this time it was her partner and teammate, the former Chelsea defender Eriksson, that would trouble Arsenal. First, the centre-back cancelled out a Bayern Munich own goal, then she gave the visiting side the lead before Alessia Russo provided an equaliser and Caldentey fired in from the spot.

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