UEFA Women's Champions League

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

· 1st Leg
Chelsea
  • 55': Sam Kerr
  • 66': Pernille Harder
FT
2 - 1
1st Leg
VfL Wolfsburg
  • 70': Dominique Janssen (P)

About

Chelsea are hosting VfL Wolfsburg at Ferenc Szusza Stadium, Budapest, Hungary, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Ingrid Engen (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 1': Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Fridolina Rolfö (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kathrin Hendrich with a cross.
  • 5': Foul by Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea Women).
  • 5': Svenja Huth (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kathrin Hendrich with a cross.
  • 7': Foul by Fridolina Rolfö (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 7': Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Ewa Pajor with a cross.
  • 14': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Conceded by Niamh Charles.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kathrin Hendrich.
  • 16': Hand ball by Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 16': Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 18': Foul by Sara Doorsoun (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 18': Melanie Leupolz (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Sara Doorsoun (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Fridolina Rolfö (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Fridolina Rolfö (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Ewa Pajor (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Svenja Huth.
  • 23': Ewa Pajor (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Foul by Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea Women).
  • 24': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 24': Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Conceded by Niamh Charles.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Felicitas Rauch (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 29': Foul by Ingrid Engen (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 29': Jonna Andersson (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Ewa Pajor (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea Women).
  • 32': Attempt missed. Fridolina Rolfö (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kathrin Hendrich with a cross.
  • 33': Foul by Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 33': Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Offside, Chelsea Women. Fran Kirby tries a through ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Fridolina Rolfö (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 43': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Conceded by Jonna Andersson.
  • 44': Foul by Kathrin Hendrich (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 44': Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Chelsea Women 0, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea Women 0, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 0.
  • 47': Ewa Pajor (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea Women).
  • 49': Fridolina Rolfö (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Svenja Huth.
  • 49': Foul by Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 49': Jonna Andersson (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 50': Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Dominique Janssen.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Melanie Leupolz (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sophie Ingle with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Felicitas Rauch (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Melanie Leupolz (Chelsea Women).
  • 54': Attempt missed. Ewa Pajor (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Svenja Huth.
  • 55': Goal! Chelsea Women 1, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 0. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Fran Kirby with a through ball.
  • 56': Foul by Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women).
  • 56': Kathrin Hendrich (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Sophie Ingle (Chelsea Women).
  • 58': Foul by Ji So-Yun (Chelsea Women).
  • 58': Svenja Huth (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Ewa Pajor (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lena Oberdorf.
  • 60': Felicitas Rauch (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Niamh Charles (Chelsea Women).
  • 60': Niamh Charles (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Felicitas Rauch following a set piece situation.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Fridolina Rolfö (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandra Popp with a cross.
  • 63': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Conceded by Ann-Katrin Berger.
  • 63': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Conceded by Magdalena Eriksson.
  • 64': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Conceded by Magdalena Eriksson.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fran Kirby.
  • 66': Goal! Chelsea Women 2, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 0. Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Kerr.
  • 66': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Rebecka Blomqvist replaces Fridolina Rolfö.
  • 67': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Conceded by Niamh Charles.
  • 69': Penalty VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Svenja Huth draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 69': Penalty conceded by Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea Women) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 70': Goal! Chelsea Women 2, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 1. Dominique Janssen (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 74': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Erin Cuthbert replaces Ji So-Yun.
  • 76': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 76': Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Zsanett Jakabfi replaces Ewa Pajor.
  • 80': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Guro Reiten replaces Fran Kirby.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Zsanett Jakabfi (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 81': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Conceded by Millie Bright.
  • 82': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Ingrid Engen tries a through ball, but Rebecka Blomqvist is caught offside.
  • 83': Foul by Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 83': Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Foul by Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 86': Jonna Andersson (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Guro Reiten (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Kerr.
  • 89': Foul by Pernille Harder (Chelsea Women).
  • 89': Ingrid Engen (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Melanie Leupolz (Chelsea Women).
  • 90'+1': Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Melanie Leupolz (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Rebecka Blomqvist (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Alexandra Popp with a headed pass.
  • 90'+1': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Conceded by Sam Kerr.
  • 90'+2': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Conceded by Sophie Ingle.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Rebecka Blomqvist (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexandra Popp with a headed pass.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sara Doorsoun.
  • 90'+5': Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 2, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea Women 2, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Women's Champions League

Venue: Ferenc Szusza Stadium
Location: Budapest, Hungary

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea

No. Name
30 Ann-Katrin Berger (GK)
25 Jonna Andersson
4 Millie Bright
21 Niamh Charles Yellow Card
16 Magdalena Eriksson
5 Sophie Ingle
23 Pernille Harder
10 Ji So-Yun
8 Melanie Leupolz Yellow Card
14 Fran Kirby
20 Sam Kerr
Chelsea Substitutes:
Jorja Fox, Drew Spence, Jessie Fleming, Hannah Blundell, Zecira Musovic, Guro Reiten, Aggie Beever-Jones, Erin Cuthbert, Jessica Carter, Carly Telford.

WOB VfL Wolfsburg

No. Name
77 Katarzyna Kiedrzynek (GK)
4 Kathrin Hendrich
13 Feli Rauch
23 Sara Doorsoun Yellow Card
6 Dominique Janssen
11 Alexandra Popp Yellow Card
5 Lena Oberdorf Yellow Card
10 Svenja Huth
15 Ingrid Syrstad Engen
14 Fridolina Rolfö
17 Ewa Pajor
VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
Rebecka Blomqvist, Joelle Wedemeyer, Lara Dickenmann, Lena Goessling, Shanice van de Sanden, Almuth Schult, Friederike Abt, Pia-Sophie Wolter, Sofie Svava, Zsanett Jakabfi, Karina Saevik, Anna Blässe.

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