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Watch the eight-minute highlights from City's preseason friendly with Fiorentina.
Lauren Hemp scored a late equaliser against the Serie A outfit as we earned a draw in our first preseason outing of 2026.
Andrée Jeglertz’s side arrived at the impressive Viola Park training centre looking to up the intensity to our preparations for the 2026/27 in what was our maiden outing since May’s FA Cup final triumph.
And the Blues came close to an opener through Aoba Fujino’s header and Alex Greenwood’s drilled strike which crashed against the crossbar.
But after Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw saw an effort smothered, Fiorentina scored against the run of play when Maya Cherubini’s slammed into the roof of the net from just inside the area.
Jeglertz rang the changes at the break to distribute minutes across the squad which included introductions for members of our Next Gen squad and Niamh Charles’ first appearance since her summer arrival from Chelsea.
In the Italian heat the energy levels dropped somewhat, but City continued to battle until the end and we found an equaliser when Hemp cut onto her left foot and saw her effort loop into the net via a deflection.
The England international’s 88th-minute goal deservedly levelled for the visitors as the well-contested friendly ended in a draw.
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