UEFA Women's Champions League

VfL Wolfsburg vs Chelsea, 2020-21 UEFA Women's Champions League, Quarterfinals

· 2nd Leg - Chelsea advance 5-1 on aggregate
FT
0 - 3
2nd Leg - Chelsea advance 5-1 on aggregate
  • 27': Pernille Harder (P)
  • 31': Sam Kerr
  • 81': Fran Kirby

Chelsea cruise past Wolfsburg into women's Champions League semis

A-League

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Foul by Melanie Leupolz (Chelsea Women).
  • 5': Rebecka Blomqvist (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 7': Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women).
  • 14': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Conceded by Jessica Carter.
  • 19': Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Ewa Pajor (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 20': Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Svenja Huth (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 22': Foul by Fridolina Rolfö (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 22': Jessica Carter (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Felicitas Rauch tries a through ball, but Ewa Pajor is caught offside.
  • 26': Penalty Chelsea Women. Sam Kerr draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 26': Penalty conceded by Sara Doorsoun (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 27': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 0, Chelsea Women 1. Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 28': Hand ball by Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women).
  • 29': Attempt missed. Ewa Pajor (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fridolina Rolfö with a cross.
  • 31': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 0, Chelsea Women 2. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sophie Ingle.
  • 33': Foul by Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women).
  • 33': Kathrin Hendrich (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 34': Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Offside, Chelsea Women. Jessica Carter tries a through ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
  • 37': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Dominique Janssen.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Foul by Fridolina Rolfö (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 41': Jessica Carter (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women).
  • 44': Offside, Chelsea Women. Sam Kerr tries a through ball, but Fran Kirby is caught offside.
  • 45': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 45': Melanie Leupolz (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Chelsea Women. Sophie Ingle tries a through ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 0, Chelsea Women 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 0, Chelsea Women 2.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Svenja Huth (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ingrid Engen.
  • 52': Foul by Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 52': Sophie Ingle (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Melanie Leupolz (Chelsea Women).
  • 53': Ingrid Engen (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 56': Felicitas Rauch (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women).
  • 56': Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Conceded by Jessica Carter.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Svenja Huth with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Offside, Chelsea Women. Jonna Andersson tries a through ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
  • 60': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Shanice van de Sanden replaces Fridolina Rolfö.
  • 60': Foul by Jessica Carter (Chelsea Women).
  • 60': Rebecka Blomqvist (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 61': Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Offside, Chelsea Women. Magdalena Eriksson tries a through ball, but Millie Bright is caught offside.
  • 63': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Guro Reiten replaces Sam Kerr.
  • 64': Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Rebecka Blomqvist (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 66': Foul by Melanie Leupolz (Chelsea Women).
  • 66': Svenja Huth (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Rebecka Blomqvist (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Shanice van de Sanden.
  • 69': Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women).
  • 70': Attempt saved. Dominique Janssen (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 75': Foul by Ewa Pajor (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 75': Millie Bright (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Sofie Svava replaces Rebecka Blomqvist.
  • 75': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Zsanett Jakabfi replaces Ewa Pajor.
  • 76': Foul by Guro Reiten (Chelsea Women).
  • 76': Sara Doorsoun (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Jessie Fleming replaces Erin Cuthbert.
  • 79': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Ji So-Yun replaces Melanie Leupolz because of an injury.
  • 81': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 0, Chelsea Women 3. Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ji So-Yun.
  • 84': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Drew Spence replaces Sophie Ingle.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ingrid Engen.
  • 85': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Lotta Cordes replaces Ingrid Engen.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Felicitas Rauch (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shanice van de Sanden.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Zsanett Jakabfi (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Conceded by Ann-Katrin Berger.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fran Kirby.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 0, Chelsea Women 3.
  • 0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 0, Chelsea Women 3.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Women's Champions League

Venue: Ferenc Szusza Stadium
Location: Budapest, Hungary

Line-Ups

WOB VfL Wolfsburg (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
77 Katarzyna Kiedrzynek (GK)
6 Dominique Janssen
23 Sara Doorsoun
15 Ingrid Syrstad Engen
13 Feli Rauch
4 Kathrin Hendrich
11 Alexandra Popp
14 Fridolina Rolfö
10 Svenja Huth
16 Rebecka Blomqvist
17 Ewa Pajor

CHE Chelsea (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Ann-Katrin Berger (GK)
16 Magdalena Eriksson
4 Millie Bright
25 Jonna Andersson
7 Jessica Carter
5 Sophie Ingle
8 Melanie Leupolz
22 Erin Cuthbert
14 Fran Kirby Yellow Card
20 Sam Kerr
23 Pernille Harder

UEFA Women's Champions League News

UEFA pledges $1.08 billion to develop women's soccer
UEFA pledges $1.08 billion to develop women's soccer

UEFA pledged Wednesday to steer €1 billion ($1.08 billion) toward all levels of women's soccer over the next six years as part of a comprehensive strategy to grow the game in Europe.

How women's football is 'disrespected' at the Ballon d'Or awards
How women's football is 'disrespected' at the Ballon d'Or awards

Emily Keogh speaks about how women's football is treated at the Ballon d'Or awards.

How 'exceptional' Aitana Bonmatí won a second consecutive Ballon d'Or
How 'exceptional' Aitana Bonmatí won a second consecutive Ballon d'Or

Emily Keogh reacts to Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí winning the Ballon d'Or.

UWCL talking points: Arsenal begin post-Eidevall era with win
UWCL talking points: Arsenal begin post-Eidevall era with win

Emily Keogh, Sophie Lawson and Sam Marsden to answer some of our burning questions after the second round of games in this season's Champions League.

USWNT's Emily Fox scores first Arsenal goal in Champions League rout
USWNT's Emily Fox scores first Arsenal goal in Champions League rout

LONDON --United States international Emily Fox scored her first goal for Arsenal in a runaway 4-1 win over Valerenga in the Women's Champions League on Wednesday.