Bayern vs Arsenal LIVE: Women’s Champions League latest score and updates as Williamson and Stanway start

Simon fouls Mariona Caldentey and it’s a chance for the Gunners to deliver some quality into the box. Maanum and McCabe over the set piece...it’s the latter, and it’s reached by Codina, but a toepoke towards goal doesn’t have enough power to trouble the keeper and Grohs saves again.

Bayern just trying to put some sustained pressure on Arsenal now - Stanway has a strike from 20 yards or so, fierce but very central and easy for Zinsberger to collect.

No real headway into the Bayern defensive third yet for the visitors, though Maanum now arrows one from a similar distance to Stanway, on target but with a similar result.

McCabe seeing plenty of the ball in the opening spell, trying to get Arsenal on the front foot and move them forward - but it’s Pernille Harder who almost opens up Arsenal in the first driving run into the box, skipping past two challenges before being crowded out.

Five Champions League games without a goal for Harder.

Underway in Munich! Plenty of changes for Arsenal from the weekend - will that spark them into action after that listless showing?

Bayern in possession in the opening stages as you might expect - they’ll feel goals will be on the agenda once more tonight at home.

The players are out, the lights are on - and the anthem is being played. The Bayern Campus holds around 2,500 fans and that stand looks fairly well packed out.

And...right before kick-off, DAZN’s coverage cuts out for a moment. Thankfully back up and running in time for the start!

The Gunners wearing their very smart black away kit tonight.

Kick-off on the way from Munich shortly - and don’t forget we’ll be straight over to Man City against Barcelona following this match!

At full-time at the Emirates on Sunday, the deflation among the Arsenal fans was such that a 0-0 draw against Everton was greeted with a shrug and a sigh before a slow trudge home through the damp October mist. This was not how they envisioned starting a major week in the club’s season. Rather than bouncing into the start of the Women’s Champions League, Arsenal slumped to a dispiriting goalless draw at home. “We are disappointed with the result and the performance,” said Jonas Eidevall, unable to hide from what was clearly evident.

Then came the warning. “I think it is going to be a tough, challenging Women’s Super League this season, probably the toughest one we have ever had,” the Arsenal manager added. Their next fixtures may illustrate why. On Wednesday, the Gunners face the trip to Bayern Munich in their opening match of the Women’s Champions League group stage. Then on Saturday, Arsenal host London rivals Chelsea at the Emirates in one of their biggest games of the season. Given Arsenal’s start, it could be filed under “must not lose”, too.

According to Eidevall, Arsenal have also been handed a “disadvantage” ahead of two huge games. The Gunners face tight turnarounds for both, with one day less preparation time than their opponents. Bayern played on Saturday, while Chelsea host Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday, having also had the weekend off.

Arsenal travel to Bayern Munich on Wednesday as they get their Women’s Champions League campaign underway at the FC Bayern Campus.

The Gunners have had a mixed start to the WSL season with two draws and just one win from their opening three games. The win was a narrow 1-0 success over Leicester while they drew 2-2 with Manchester City and 0-0 with Everton at the weekend.

They have also played four qualifying matches to reach this stage of the Champions League after finishing third in the Women’s Super League last season, behind Chelsea and City.

They beat Rangers 6-0 and Rosenborg 1-0 before overcoming another Swedish side in Hacken 4-1 on aggregate in a two-legged affair.

Arsenal lost the away leg against Hacken 1-0 and betting sites are forecasting another tough European away trip with Bayern a best-price of 11/8 for the win.

See the Independent’s predictions and tips here.

Among that Bayern lineup there will be a few familiar names to WSL viewers - Pernille Harder joined from Chelsea in 2023, scoring 13 in 23 last term amid a couple of injuries.

And Georgia Stanway, anyone?!

The club vice-captain and England Lionesses star joined in the summer of 2022, with two titles to her name since venturing across to Germany.

This term she has started with an eye for goal too - four in six so far.

Last night’s Champions League results:

Group A:

Roma 1-0 Wolfsburg

Lyon 3-0 Galatasaray

Group B:

Celtic 0-2 Twente

Chelsea 3-2 Real Madrid

And tonight’s fixtures...

Group C:

Bayern v Arsenal

Hammarby v St Polten

Group D:

Valerenga v Juventus

Man City v Barcelona.

We’ll have coverage of Man City against the reigning champions here on the Independent tonight too, kicking off at 8pm BST.