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• Australia 3-1 China: Goodwin a hometown hero in Adelaide

  Craig Goodwin scored a stunner and set up Australia's equaliser as they beat China 3-1 in Tony Popovic's first game in charge.

  Popovic replaced Graham Arnold in September and, despite seeing his team fall behind in Thursday's World Cup qualifier, was ultimately able to celebrate a convincing win.

  Goodwin was playing in front of a hometown crowd in Adelaide and smashed in a long-range, left-footed strike to put Australia in front in the 53rd minute.

  The 32-year-old had earlier crossed in for Lewis Miller to head home on the stroke of half-time.

  Miller's goal cancelled out Xie Wenneng's 20th-minute opener for China.

  Substitute Nishan Velupillay completed the scoring late on, marking his debut in style just nine minutes after coming on.

  Data Debrief: Goodwin gets Australia going

  Goodwin has had 12 shots at goal and created 27 scoring chances for Australia in 2024 – the only Socceroos player to have logged 10+ in both categories. 

  Australia won from behind in World Cup qualifying for the first time since beating Syria in 2017, as they snapped a two-match scoreless run.

  China, meanwhile, have lost their last four matches, conceding 13 goals in that run. They last lost four straight games in 2003.

• Szczesny refuses to quit smoking after joining Barcelona

  Experienced goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has said that he will not quit smoking despite having gone back on his decision to retire from football to join Barcelona.

  With Marc-Andre ter Stegen having suffered a serious knee injury last month, which will keep him out for a long period of time, Szczesny was persuaded to get back into football having left Juventus in August.

  But the goalkeeper is of the opinion that what he does off the pitch in his personal life should be of no interest to anyone.

  "There are things that I don't change in my personal life," said Szczesny in an interview with Mundo Deportivo.

  "It's nobody's business if I smoke. I believe it doesn't affect what I do on the pitch, I work twice as hard."

  Szczesny did admit that, while he has no intention of stopping, there are certain boundaries he puts in place.

  "I don't do it in front of kids because I don't want to have a bad influence on them," he said.

  Despite that, he went on to make it clear that he won't be put off by people trying to catch him out with it.

  "Sometimes somebody will take a photo from the trees where I have a cigarette, that's on them, not on me.

  "If somebody thinks that I will change the way I am in my personal life they can think again because I am who I am. I've been this way my whole life."

• Layzell enjoys dream Women's Champions League debut as Man City stun holders Barcelona

  Naomi Layzell enjoyed a dream Women's Champions League debut as her goal and assist helped Manchester City stun holders Barcelona 2-0 on Wednesday. 

  Layzell was playing her football in the Women's Super League last season with relegated Bristol City, but was the star of the show at the Joie Stadium. 

  City were making their first appearance in the competition since falling to a 4-2 quarter-final loss to the Catalan side in March 2021, and exacted their revenge with a plucky display.

  The hosts, however, almost found themselves a goal behind with just three minutes on the clock when Caroline Hansen took aim and saw her effort cannon off the post, shortly before Lauren Hemp struck the woodwork with a strike of her own. 

  City grew into the contest and almost got the goal their performance merited in the 35th minute when Vivianne Miedema teed up Khadija Shaw, only to see her effort saved by Cata Coll.

  But from the resulting corner, Gareth Taylor's side got their noses in front as Miedema brilliantly headed the ball back into the danger area, with Layzell sliding in to mark her Champions League debut with a goal. 

  Barcelona had only failed to score once in their past 79 games heading into the encounter, and improved after the interval in their search for an equaliser. 

  Aitana Bonmati forced Ayaka Yamashita into making a smart save down to her right, with substitute Claudia Pina going close from distance as City were forced to withstand a relentless wave of pressure from the defending champions. 

  But the hosts landed a sucker punch in the 77th minute on the counter, with Layzell turning provider for Shaw, with the striker riding the challenge of Patri Guijarro before rounding Coll to seal a memorable triumph for City. 

  The Citizens ended the contest with an expected goals (xG) total of 1.68 compared to Barca's 1.5, despite having four fewer shots than their opponents. 

  Taylor's side sit level on points with Hammarby in Group D, after the Swedish side beat Austria's St. Polten 2-0 earlier on Wednesday.

  Meanwhile, in Group C, Juventus edged out Norwegian side Valerenga to kickstart their campaign with a victory at the Intility Arena. 

  Sofia Cantore's 29th minute strike proved to be the difference, with the Italian curling a fine right-footed effort beyond the grasp of Tove Enblom against the run of play. 

  Juventus continued to struggle throughout the contest, with Valerenga registering 25 shots, with six of those on target, ending with an xG total of 2.2. 

  Massimiliano Canzi's side go level with Bayern Munich at the top of the Group C following the German side's 5-2 thumping of Arsenal.