The VfL Wolfsburg footballers clearly missed a surprise in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League. In front of a domestic audience, the “wolf” sent FC Barcelona 1: 4 (0: 1) on Wednesday evening. There would now be a big miracle for progress.
It is far more likely that Wolfsburg will end the European Cup season after the second leg on March 27 (6.45 p.m.). Due to the clear first leg defeat, it also looks like that for VfL there will be the first Titellose season since 2012. In the DFB Cup, the team of coach Tommy Stroot has already left, and in the Bundesliga it is already six points behind the leader after the defeat against Bayern Munich. Munich had already lost his quarter-final first leg in the Champions League against record winner Olympique Lyon on Tuesday.
As early as 2023, VfL had to cope with a painful bankruptcy (2: 3) against the Catalan star ensemble. At that time, VfL had given the victory against Barca in the final in Eindhoven after a 2-0 lead.
VfL keeper Borbe prevents deficit
The Lower Saxony did quite well in the early quarter of an hour against the clear favorite. The Catalans let the ball roll through their own rows safely and quickly, but the VfL women were compact on the defensive, seemed awake. Except for a high ball of the former Wolfsburg woman Caroline Graham Hansen, the VfL goalkeeper Anneke Borbe, the hosts did not allow the hosts.
Wolfsburg -based Dijkstra hits her own goal
Barca subsequently increased the number of strokes and now clearly determined the game. The FCB was repeatedly dangerous over the right attack side. In the 26th minute, the attack that led to the deserved guidance of the guests also went from there.
With a strong steep pass, Graham Hansen sent her teammate Aitana Bonmati, who immediately wanted to put the Ewa Pajor running in the middle. The Wolfsburg -based Caitlin Dijkstra tried to clarify in the greatest need, but she steered the ball with her knee into her own gate when she attempted life.
In view of the clear balance of power, the “wolves” were lucky that it was not even clearer until the break. Barcelona had two other excellent occasions through Graham Hansen (34th) and the nimble Polish Pajor (37th), who had worn the VfL jersey from 2015 to 2024. The Stroot team, on the other hand, came to no chance of scoring in the first half.
Wolfsburg collects double strike to 0: 3
And then the Lower Saxony also missed the start of the second round. Following a corner, Irene Paredes initially provided 2-0 of the guests (50th). And just three minutes later it came bit for VfL: After Joelle Wedemeyer and Sarai Linder shot each other, Bonmati pulled up and away. With the diagonal flank, she finally used Salma Paralluelo, who accepted the ball with her shoulder and closed dry. Janina Minge fought the shot unsustainable for Borbe – 0: 3 after less than an hour.
MINGE gives Wolfsburg hope for a short time
Barcelona could have further expanded the lead. But instead of a 0: 4 or even 0: 5 it was suddenly called 1: 3 (79.). Lynn Wilms found the head of Mening by corner, and the free -standing headed in the left upper corner. Wolfsburg then played more courageously, but another goal was no longer enough.
Instead, the Lower Saxony suffered another goal. Sydney Terrenleib shot the ball with Effet with an undertail contact into the angle shortly after her substitution (88.). At 1: 4 it stayed.
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Sport Current | 19.03.2025 | 9:17 p.m.
