Women’s Champions League draw and Angel City’s NWSL playoff surge

Manchester City and Real Madrid drew 1-1 in the Women’s Champions League, with Bunny Shaw cancelling out Linda Caicedo’s opener and a late Madrid goal disallowed. In the NWSL, Angel City’s interim coach Becki Tweed Smerud was recognized after a four-win, one-draw September and a six-match unbeaten run that has strengthened the club’s playoff prospects.