In London, the Wolfsburg women are about to reach the Champions League final. Can they hold their own against Arsenal in front of a packed house?
In the league, the Wolfsburg women are only second behind Bayern Munich. Reaching the final in the Champions League would be all the more important for the women wolves. In the first leg, however, they were unable to take a 2-0 lead in front of their home crowd and had to settle for a 2-2 draw. At the Emirates Stadium in London, a win is needed in front of a full house to make it through to the final.
Arsenal WFC – VfL Wolfsburg 1:0
32. Minute: Wolfsburg worked their way into the game and kept the ball in the opposing half for a long time. But they don’t come in front of the goal in a really dangerous way. Other inaccuracies in the passing game do the rest.
28. Minute: A counterattack by Arsenal results in two consecutive corners. Wolfsburg seems to have already clarified the situation when they lose the ball in the build-up game. Blackstenius gets the shot again, but Frohms catches the ball safely.
24. Minute: All in all, it remains the same: Arsenal let the women come, but are stable and waiting for moments of change. Roord comes to an end for Wolfsburg from around 16 meters. The shot rolled harmlessly past the goal.
20. Minute: The game is hectic. Both teams afford a lot of ball losses. Accordingly, they are currently neutralizing themselves in midfield.
16. Minute: Wolfsburg is shocked. Again and again Arsenal manages to send dangerous balls towards the penalty area. Goalkeeper Frohms also makes an uncertain impression in the coordination with her defenders. So far, however, Arsenal have not been able to punish this further.
14. Minute: Wolfsburg now has a particularly difficult task to solve. While Arsenal started high in the early minutes, the Londoners are now immediately lower and lurking for moments of change.
11. Minute: There is the 1:0 for Arsenal! Big mistake by Wolfsburg. Oberdorf loses the ball in midfield and Arsenal quickly plays the ball forward. Henrich can actually hold his own in the running duel with Arsenal striker Blackstenius, but then there is a misunderstanding with keeper Frohms. Blackstenius grabs the ball, circles both and slides in to take the lead.
9. Minute: The situation took a lot of time. So there will be a lot of stoppage time at the end of the first half.
3. Minute: The first excitement is not long in coming. Wolfsburg brings a cross into the sixteen. There Jonsdottir climbs up to the header. She has Arsenal defender Wubben-Moy with her and gets the ball in her hand. The game continues at first, but then the VAR reports. Referee Lina Lehtovaara takes another look at the situation but does not award a penalty as Jonsdottir was previously ruled offside.
1. Minute: Here we go! The Wolfsburg women have started and the ball is rolling in the Emirates Stadium.
6:42 p.m.: The Wolves are encouraged that Alexandra Popp is back in the starting XI. In the first leg, the goalscorer and captain had to pass injured.
6.40 p.m.: The task abroad will be anything but easy. The Emirates Stadium in London sold out for the first time for a women’s game. Around 60,000 spectators will cheer on the Londoners.
6:38 p.m.: In the first leg, Wolfsburg lost a 2-0 lead in front of their home crowd and had to settle for a 2-2 draw. In the second leg, a win is now needed to reach the final
6.30 p.m.: Welcome to the Champions League semi-final second leg between VfL Wolfsburg and Arsenal WFC. Kick-off is at 6.45pm at the Emirates Stadium in London.
