Emily Fox's early header and Mariona Caldentey's 23rd-minute shot from the edge of the box appeared to have put Arsenal in total control in Munich. But Bayern dug deep in the second half to execute an astonishing turnaround.

Alara began the fightback in the 67th minute, with substitute Pernille Harder's superb strike drawing the Germans level, before Glodis Viggosdottir snatched the winner, prodding home Klara Buehl's low cross with four minutes left.

"To be honest, this is a winning team with a winning mentality," Bayern coach Jose Barcala told Disney+.

"We always believe we can win the game even when we are 2-0 down. We stay together, we find solutions together, and until the referee blows the whistle, we keep going and keep believing," he added.

This was Arsenal's second defeat out of three, and it left the London side in the play-off zone for a place in the quarter-finals in the new format league phase.

The 18-team table is led by three-time winners Barcelona, who swept aside Belgian European debutants OH Leuven 3-0. Alexia Putellas opened the scoring for the hosts with a penalty in first-half injury time.

An own-goal from Kim Everaerts extended Barca's lead after the break, with Irene Paredes completing a good night's work to make it three from three and lift the Spaniards top of the standings on goal difference from Lyon.

The headline match later is Paris Saint-Germain's trip to Manchester United, marking former United goalkeeper Mary Earps' first return to her old club since moving to France.

The game will also be the first time United's women have played a European tie at Old Trafford rather than their regular home at the 12,000-capacity Leigh Sports Village ground.

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