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Republic of Ireland striker Kyra Carusa featured for just over an hour of HB Koge's Women's Champions League clash with Barcelona but the Danish side found the challenge of facing the reigning European champions to be a bridge too far in an 8-0 home defeat on Thursday.

Fresh from boss Pere Romeu winning women's coach of the year at Monday's Ballon d’Or, Barcelona ran riot in Denmark and scored six times in the second half to make it three wins from three in this season’s competition.

Caroline Graham Hansen and Ewa Pajor put Barcelona two up at half-time before Esmee Brugts, Patricia Guijarro, Clara Serrajordi and Kika Nazareth scored after the break and Claudia Pina added a late brace in a comprehensive away success.

Ireland international Carusa started for Koge before being substituted on 63 minutes.

Manchester City had to settle for a third consecutive draw after Khadija Shaw's 85th-minute spot-kick was followed by Tara Elimbi Gilbert’s leveller for Paris Saint-Germain three minutes later in a game that finished 1-1.

Juventus struck twice late on to get the better of Austria Vienna, 4-1.

Goals by Matilde Pavan and Alba Redondo put the Italian outfit in control before Lotta Cordes reduced the deficit with 12 minutes left, but Kysha Sylla and Julia Bartel struck in the final nine minutes to move fifth-placed Juventus onto seven points.

Hosts Paris FC and Hacken shared the spoils after Anna Anvegard scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time for the visitors to cancel out Evelyne Viens’ early opener.