MANCHESTER:

Manchester United's women beat Valerenga 1-0 to mark their debut in the , while Chelsea could only manage a 1-1 draw away to FC Twente on Wednesday.

United have long since played catch up with Europe's other top clubs after only forming their women's side in 2018.

The Red Devils delivered on a historic night for the club thanks to Maya Le Tissier's first half penalty.

English champions latest quest to conquer Europe got off of a poor start as they failed to capitalise on a dominant display in the Netherlands.

Despite winning the Women's Super League for the past six seasons, the Blues have failed to ever win the Champions League.

Twente took the lead just after the hour mark when Danique Van Ginkel sent a curling drive around Mille Bright and into Livia Peng's top corner.

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