35.
9:38 p.m
In this situation, Wolfsburg breaks free from the guests’ restrained pressing and Wedemeyer rushes into free space on the right side. The full-back passes on to Popp, whose shot outside the penalty area is blocked by Mbock.
32.
9:35 p.m
PSG is getting more active! VfL’s initial dominance is fading as the guests gain more and more possession of the ball and the game spreads out well. Wolfsburg is currently having problems with this and allows a lot of cross balls.
29.
9:32 p.m
Karchaoui passes Level too easily on the right wing, but her cross only finds a defender in green. The second ball lands in the backcourt, where Echegini clearly deflects under opponent pressure.
27.
9:30 p.m
Popp just misses it! Once again the experienced Wolf is the target player for the corner, but her header flies just past the far post. PSG doesn’t seem comfortable when it comes to opposing standards!
27.
9:29 p.m
..again Levels kicks the stationary ball, but this time Earps is there and rises up. With her fist she clears to the next corner from the other side.
26.
9:29 p.m
Zicai does a lot of work on her left side, luring midfielder Echegini out of the center. After a short dribble, the young national player takes the next corner.
23.
9:27 p.m
Popp quickly takes a free kick at the halfway line and finds Huth on the right side with a long pass. Their high cross flies promisingly into the middle, but Beerensteyn cannot prevail in the aerial duel against the tall Mbock.
21.
9:24 p.m
A lot of things are piecemeal for the guests because the players want to solve many of the actions on their own: First De Almeida gets stuck on Zicai and a little later Kanjinga tries to drive his head through the wall with a dribble and gets stuck on the VfL defense.
18.
9:21 p.m
Wolfsburg has been firmly established in PSG’s half since the opening goal and is pressing for the second goal! The guests are not yet able to get their offensive horsepower on the pitch.
14.
9:18 p.m
Zicai sniffs 2-0! Again a ball flies from the right into the Paris penalty area and the guests are not well sorted. Zicai could finish centrally in front of Earps, but she is missing a small step and Beerensteyn, who was also running along, can no longer intervene.
10.
9:14 p.m
The early lead will undoubtedly give the Bundesliga club self-confidence! VfL is currently letting the ball run well through its own ranks, PSG only attacks the build-up play a few meters behind the halfway line.
7.
9:11 p.m
Tooor for VfL Wolfsburg, 1-0 by Jackie Groenen
And Wolfsburg uses the first standard to take the lead! Levels pulls the corner to the first post, where Popp climbs up and extends decisively. Dijkstra wants to go to the ball in the center and PSG player Groenen tries to prevent that, maneuvering the ball somewhat awkwardly over her own goal line in the six-yard box.
7.
9:10 p.m
In the early stages, Wedemeyer repeatedly played long balls to Beerensteyn, sending the striker into promising running duels. In this case, Mbock makes up for a positional error by Gaetino on the left side of defense and clears at the expense of a corner.
5.
9:07 p.m
In return, VfL also becomes dangerous for the first time! Peddemors plays a ball sharply from the half-right into the six-yard box, where Mbock puts his foot in in front of Zicai, who is standing by.
3.
9:06 p.m
PSG almost managed to finish early because Kanjinga headed into the backcourt with his back to the goal. Karchaoui runs in there, but Wedemeyer moves in and clears the ball in front of the Frenchwoman.
1.
9:03 p.m
The referee from Switzerland whistles a little late! At the guests’ goal, a steward had to correct a few irregularities in the goal net.
1.
9:03 p.m
Game start
8:40 p.m
The last time the two teams met in the premier class was in the 2022/23 season: in the quarter-finals, VfL won a hard-fought 1-0 away win in Paris and followed that up with a 1-1 draw in front of their home crowd. In the end it was over for the Bundesliga club in the semi-finals because they tragically failed on penalties against Arsenal. After a good start in the league, things are set to go far on the international stage again this year. The fact that this could be difficult in the new mode is shown by the sensitive 1:7 suffered by the Munich women at FC Barcelona last night.
8:32 p.m
Paris also saw some changes in some positions in the European Championship summer and two long-standing supporters, Katoto and Geyoro, have turned their backs on the club. On offense, hopes rest on Kanjinga and Leuchter, while the defense is expected to be stabilized by Olga Carmona from Real Madrid. PSG are expected to play in a 3-5-2 formation, with the aforementioned Spaniard and new signing Ajibade expected to cause a stir on the wings.
8:19 p.m
Despite a major personnel change in the summer, VfL Wolfsburg got off to a good start in the new season and is leading the women’s Bundesliga table after five games. The Green-Whites have so far compensated well for the departures of a number of national players such as Hendrich, Brand and Wilms and newcomers such as Zicai have already established themselves at the new club. There are many young faces in the hosts’ starting eleven, which are led by experienced players like Popp and Huth – both former DFB players have been on the field from the start.
8:14 p.m
Both clubs are established players in European women’s football and are regularly in the knockout phase of the Champions League. For the first time, the competition will take place in league mode like the men’s, so there will be some real top games early on. Wolfsburg won the title in 2013 & 2014, while PSG is still waiting for a triumph. At least the team from the French capital reached the final twice.
8:03 p.m
Good evening and welcome to matchday 1 of the Women’s Champions League! VfL Wolfsburg welcomes Paris Saint-Germain in the newly created league phase at 9 p.m.