Arsenal Women were knocked out of the Women’s Champions League last night by Wolfsburg who won 3-1 on aggregate. The German outfit will now advance to the semi-finals to face the current holders Barcelona. After a tense first leg that saw both sides net in a one-one draw. But whilst playing in front of the home crowd, Wolfsburg put on a dominant display.
Jill Roord opened to scoring for Wolfsburg after only 9 minutes. Sveindis Jonsdottir’s lofted ball from a corner rattled around the Arsenal six-yard area before being stabbed in by Roord who wheeled away to celebrate in front of the home fans. A scrappy but significant goal in the context of the tie and Arsenal’s hopes of progression to the semi-finals, but Roord did not seem to mind.
Wolfsburg went on to dominate vast swathes of the game, never allowing Arsenal to get settled and mount a counteroffensive. Arsenal, whilst trying to get back into the game, started to become a little more reckless in their efforts the more the game progressed.
And in the 72nd minute, they paid the price in the form of a Leah Williams own goal. It appeared to massively frustrate the Lioness captain who had only recently returned to the squad following a significant hamstring injury sustained during the North London Derby in November.
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The second goal proved to be decisive, and Wolfsburg went on to comfortably win the tie and advance to the semi-finals. For Arsenal, it was a massively disappointing evening in Germany. Boss Jonas Eidevall would have hoped for much more considering his side’s strong performance in the Women’s Super League this season. But for Wolfsburg it’s a massive result that will see them take on one the biggest and best sides in women’s football.
