The women of VfL Wolfsburg made it to the semi-finals of the Champions League. After a 1-1 draw in the first leg, they defeated Arsenal 2-0 in the second leg of the quarter-finals. Now an absolute hammer opponent is waiting.
Big celebrations in Lower Saxony: The women of VfL Wolfsburg are in the semi-finals of the Champions League after beating Arsenal WFC 2-0. Opponent there: FC Barcelona. After FC Bayern lost to Paris on Wednesday, there is at least one German team among the last four teams.
The Wolfsburg women showed a committed performance throughout the season and almost completely dominated the game. Jill Roord (9′) and Leah Williamson (73’/own goal) scored.
Wolfsburg last made it into the semi-finals in 2020. At that time, VfL prevailed against FC Barcelona, but in the final the Wolfsburg team lost 3-1 to Olympique Lyon.
The live ticker to read:
90th minute +4: final whistle. VfL Wolfsburg is in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
90 minutes: There are four minutes of stoppage time.
89 minutes: Hot scene. Schult comes a tad too late against Parris. penalty? The video referee decides against it. It goes on.
82 minutes: It’s getting hectic on the pitch. Arsenal are running up against strong Wolfsburg women and want to score the goal.
75 minutes: Almost the goal. First Miedema heads to the crossbar, then Williamson tries – but Schult can clear the left post.
73 minutes: 2-0 for Wolfsburg. Can anything go wrong now? Jonsdottir puts the ball in front of the goal, Williamson wants to clarify and then maneuvers it into his own box. There is nothing more that Zinsberger can do this time.
60 minutes: Now VfL Wolfsburg is lucky. Noelle Maritz brings a wide ball from the right into the Wolfsburg penalty area, Schult climbs up, but the ball slips through her hands. However, Miedema cannot capitalize on this.
54 minutes: Tabea Waßmuth takes a shot from almost 20 meters – but the ball then goes well over the goal.
49 minutes: Wolfsburg didn’t let anything burn with the restart and continued to play happily forward.
45th minute + 2: First injury substitution at VfL Wolfsburg: Popp replaces Lattwein, who hobbles off the pitch.
39 minutes: Arsenal goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger really isn’t to be envied. You have to fend off a Wolfsburg chance almost every two minutes.
36 minutes: Now Huth pulls straight away. But Zinsberger is there and can defend.
33 minutes: First really good chance for Arsenal through Catley and then goalkeeper Almuth Schult has to intervene. But she can hold onto the ball.
25 minutes: Arsenal are struggling here. At the moment they have nothing to oppose the strong performance of the Wolfsburg women.
18 minutes: Confusion about the 2-0 for Wolfsburg by Wassmuth. Looked like a clear offside, but it took the video referee almost two minutes to confirm Projkovska’s decision. So no goal.
15 minutes: Wolfsburg keeps the pace high and runs towards the Arsenal goal. In focus: Arsenal’s goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger, who has had to clear up one or two tricky situations.
9 minutes: 1-0 for Wolfsburg. Dream start for the only remaining German club in the Champions League. After a corner from the right, Jill Roord pokes the ball over the line – the early lead.
2nd minute: First stoppage due to injury. Arsenal captain Kim Little requires treatment after a collision.
6:52 p.m.: Now the game was kicked off by referee Ivana Projkovska from North Macedonia. The penalty area has been cleared.
6:50 p.m.: The start of the game is delayed. Curious reason: too much confetti in the penalty area. A leaf blower had to be fetched first.
6:42 p.m.: Wolfsburg goes into the game with this line-up:
6:40 p.m.: Welcome to the live ticker of the game VfL Wolfsburg vs. Arsenal WFC. Kick-off is at 6:45 p.m.