Manchester City and Real Madrid have improved their positions in the UEFA Women's Champions League standings after recording important victories on Tuesday, moving into the top eight with six points each.

City produced the most convincing result of the evening, recovering from an early setback to defeat Inter Milan 4-1 in Italy.

The hosts took the lead through Elisa Bartoli in the 24th minute, but Aoba Fujino scored twice before half-time to put the visitors ahead.

Kerstin Casparij extended City's advantage after the restart before substitute Grace Clinton completed the scoring in the 70th minute.

The victory lifted City to seventh place, where they have six points from four matches, having recorded one win and three draws.

Real Madrid also collected three points after overcoming Paris FC 3-0.

The Spanish side had to wait until the second half to break the deadlock, with A. Caruso scoring in the 55th minute.

Beerensteyn added another ten minutes later before L. Caicedo completed the victory in the 81st minute.

The result moved Real Madrid to eighth position, also on six points. They have recorded one victory and three draws, putting them level with City on points and goal difference.

Juventus are sixth with six points from three matches, while Paris Saint-Germain sit ninth with five points following their defeat to Bayern Munich.

The current positions put both City and Real Madrid inside the knockout play-off places.

Under the competition format, teams finishing between fifth and 12th qualify for the play-offs, while the top four progress directly to the quarter-finals

Their Tuesday victories have therefore provided a significant boost, although neither side has yet secured a place in the next stage.