After the botched autumn championship, VfL Wolfsburg has to win against AS Roma. In the worst case scenario, the end is already sealed. The live ticker.
VfL Wolfsburg faces a crucial duel in the Women’s Champions League against AS Roma. After the narrow defeat in the first leg, the “Wolves” now have to score points to maintain their chances of reaching the quarter-finals. Because in Group A of the “premier class” they are level on points with Rome. A defeat would mean the end.
Lineup Wolfsburg: Frohms – Wilms, Minge, Hegering, Linder – Beerensteyn, Huth, Lattwein, Brand – Blomqvist, Popp
30th minute – Rome’s Cissoko gives Wolfsburg a free kick, which Svenja Huth brings into the penalty area from the left. Popp’s subsequent header ends up in the goalkeeper’s arms.
29th minute – Relatively little is happening on the pitch right now.
24th minute – Now things are getting very dangerous in the Wolfsburg penalty area! Giugliano plays a great pass to Thögersen in the interface. But the winger’s sharp cross goes through the middle and remains untouched.
20th minute – A free kick from the half field is almost dangerous, but Rome defends it. Popp’s follow-up shot is blocked.
18th minute – A corner from the guests becomes a Wolfsburg counterattack because Jule Brand carries the ball into the opponent’s half. On the way there she is fouled and a free kick is given.
15th minute – Rome becomes a little more active, now demands the ball several times, while Wolfsburg is now a little more reactive. But there is no lack of aggression, Alexandra Popp pushes an opponent out of bounds – a free kick.
13th minute – The game is interrupted because Marina Hegering slightly injured her ankle when she slipped. But it seems to be working again.
11th minute – Wolfsburg continues to have the game under control and lets the ball run well. Rome has little access.
6th minute – GOAL FOR WOLFSBURG! A long ball from the right side is extended by Beerensteyn with his backheel. Popp starts towards the penalty area and hits a remarkable shot from the edge of the penalty area into the far corner!
5th minute – You can tell that Wolfsburg really wants to win here. Lower Saxony has the ball a lot.
2nd minute – What a sequence in Wolfsburg! After a corner from Wilms from the right, Beerensteyn heads the ball onto the crossbar. Linder then gets the ball again and crosses from the left into the center, where Alexandra Popp is lurking. Her header also hits the crossbar.
1st minute – Let’s start in Wolfsburg!
Before the start – This is how the “she-wolves” start: