Wolfsburg defeats Arsenal
Wolfsburg defeated Arsenal on Monday, May 1, to go to the Women's Champions League Final thanks to a goal from substitute Pauline Bremer with two minutes remaining in extra time.The result on Monday would determine who would face Barcelona in the championship game after the first leg in Germany ended in a 2-2 draw.
At the 11th minute, Stina Blackstenius took advantage of a blunder in the opposition defence to sidefoot home and give the Gunners the lead
Jill Roord chested the ball down and volleyed home from the outskirts of the box against her old club to even the score four minutes before halftime for the visitors.
On Monday, May 1, Wolfsburg overcame Arsenal to go to the Women's Champions League Final due to a goal by substitute Pauline Bremer with two minutes left in extra time.After a 2-2 stalemate in the first leg in Germany, the outcome on Monday would decide who would play Barcelona in the final game.
Stina Blackstenius scored the opening goal for the Gunners in the 11th minute after taking advantage of a mistake in the opposing defenders.
Four minutes before halftime, Jill Roord, who was playing against her previous team, chested the ball to equalise the score.
Soon after, Laura Wienroither fell to the ground holding her left knee and needed to be taken away, bringing Arsenal's injury curse to an end once more.As a result of torn cruciate knee ligaments this season, the Londoners have already lost Vivianne Miedema, Beth Mead, and Leah Williamson.
Manuela Zinsberger, the custodian for Arsenal, was beaten late on, and Wolfsburg’s Svenja Huth had a fantastic opportunity to win it for her team, but she blew it.
Lina Hurtig, who was sent in as a replacement for fellow Swede Blackstenius, came close to giving Arsenal the lead back, but Merle Frohms extended a leg to stop her.In the last ten minutes, Bremer had an opportunity to score, but her shot missed the target and McCabe’s cross bounced off the crossbar.
But there was late agony for the hosts when Arsenal defender Lotte Wubben-Moy, who had set up her team’s second goal, was tripped up in possession by Jule Brand, who then slipped the ball over for Bremer to tap into an empty net.
It will be the She-Wolves' sixth appearance in a Women's Champions League Final and their first since 2020, when Lyon was their third opponent and they had already lost twice.
In 2013 and 2014, they defeated Lyon and the Swedish team Tyreso to win their first two finals.
Barcelona, who defeated Chelsea 2-1 overall on Thursday, will face them in the final on June 3 in Eindhoven.
A year earlier in Turin, the Catalans finished second behind Lyon despite having won their first championship two years prior.
Stina, an Arsenal player
