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6:50 p.m
The green and whites seem very bold and active in these first moments. The guests seem a little surprised and are still trying to find their way into the meeting.
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6:48 p.m
The she-wolves start the game determinedly. Endemann can take the first corner kick from the left side. From this, Kielland can make the first shot from a half-left position from 13 meters. But Endler in the OL goal is attentive and parries the ball in the right corner of the goal.
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6:46 p.m
The game has begun in front of a great backdrop in the Autostadt! The referee is the Albanian Emanuela Rusta.
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6:45 p.m
Game start
18:26
Today’s game happens to not be the first meeting between the two teams this season. Because this duel already took place in the league phase. Lyon was able to win confidently 3-1. However, the Germans were very lucky in the matchday three encounter as OL completely lacked their efficiency in front of goal and were only able to score three goals. Nobody in the green-white camp should have complained about a significantly higher result.
18:13
At OL, Jule Brand, who played 63 times for VfL between 2022 and 2025, is in vain in the starting line-up. The German international has to take a seat on the bench first. With Ingrid Engen, a former Wolfsburg player starts in central defense alongside captain Wendie Renard.
6:04 p.m
When you look at OL Lyonnes, as the club has been called since it was spun off some time ago, it is clear that the French can currently focus entirely on the Champions League. In the domestic championship, the women from the Rhône-Alpes region are once again doing well. An impressive 17 out of 18 games were won. Plus just a draw. There are still four games left before the championship round starts. France’s record champions went through the league phase of the queens’ class with similar confidence. Only a draw against Juve thwarted the plan of a perfect preliminary round, which was enough for second place in the end.
17:53
Without Alexandra Popp, Stephan Lerch has to play the game straight away. The former German international will be out for several weeks (including the second leg) due to a muscle injury in her calf. For them, Kielland moves into midfield. Bjelde and Küver also start in the defensive line instead of Bergsvand and Levels.
5:45 p.m
It’s entering the decisive phase in the queen class. After the extra rounds in the play-offs, when Juventus Turin was defeated 4-2 on aggregate in the first and second leg, VfL Wolfsburg now has duels against one of the big title favorites. Because with the Lyonnaise, a team that is still completely undefeated this season is waiting for the Lower Saxony team. The she-wolves would also like to say that about themselves. But the gap to Munich in the Bundesliga is huge at eleven points. The VfL women have repeatedly been inconsistent this season. Nevertheless, three successes in a row were recently celebrated. Can these successes be transferred to the game straight away?
5:30 p.m
For the quarter-final first leg of the Women’s Champions League, VfL Wolfsburg welcomes the French representatives from OL Lyonnes to the large VfL Arena. It starts at 6:45 p.m.
