UEFA Women's Champions League

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Chelsea DDLWW 2
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VfL Wolfsburg WWLWL 1
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CHE112
WOB101
AOK Stadion · 2,627 att.

Match Report

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Kerr and Bronze fire Chelsea into UWCL quarterfinals

Lucy Bronze and Sam Kerr were on target as Chelsea came from behind to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-1 victory at Wolfsburg.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
7
50.5
Possession
49.5
16
SHOTS
20
9
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
350
Accurate Passes
323
429
Passes
414
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
4
21
Crosses
25
0.4
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
38
22
Accurate Long Balls
10
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
9
12
Effective Tackles
13
17
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
18
Interceptions
11
37
Effective Clearances
28
37
Clearances
28

Highlights

01:16 Alexandra Popp's half-volley fires Wolfsburg ahead Watch on ESPN 00:48 Lucy Bronze heads home Chelsea's equaliser vs. Wolfsburg Watch on ESPN 01:06 Sam Kerr's brilliant header puts Chelsea ahead Watch on ESPN 01:56 Bronze: Top four Champions League finish really positive for Chelsea Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CHE leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

WOB · 4-3-3

  1. 1Stina JohannesG
  2. 16Camilla KüverCD-L
  3. 20Guro BergsvandCD-R
  4. 15Janou LevelsLB
  5. 39Sarai LinderRB
  6. 11Alexandra PoppCM
  7. 5Ella PeddemorsLM
  8. 6Janina MingeRM
  9. 9Lineth BeerensteynF
  10. 19Kessya BussyLF
  11. 10Svenja HuthRF

Substitutes

  1. 14Smilla VallottoSUB
  2. 12Nelly SmolarczykSUB
  3. 21Martina TufekovicSUB
  4. 28Cora ZicaiSUB
  5. 33Judit PujolsSUB
  6. 4Sophia KleinherneSUB
  7. 24Joelle WedemeyerSUB
  8. 18Justine KiellandSUB
  9. 2Thea BjeldeSUB
  10. 8Lena LattweinSUB
  11. 25Vivien EndemannSUB

CHE · 3-5-2

  1. 1Livia PengG
  2. 4Millie BrightCD
  3. 16Naomi GirmaCD-L
  4. 22Lucy BronzeCD-R
  5. 10Lauren JamesCM-L
  6. 8Erin CuthbertCM-R
  7. 30Keira WalshAM
  8. 17Sandy BaltimoreLM
  9. 2Ellie CarpenterRM
  10. 12Alyssa ThompsonCF-L
  11. 20Sam KerrCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Veerle BuurmanSUB
  2. 33Aggie Beever-JonesSUB
  3. 6Sjoeke NüskenSUB
  4. 23Maika HamanoSUB
  5. 18Wieke KapteinSUB
  6. 24Hannah HamptonSUB
  7. 21Niamh CharlesSUB
  8. 11Guro ReitenSUB
  9. 32Lexi PotterSUB
  10. 27Oriane Jean-FrançoisSUB
  11. 19Johanna Rytting KanerydSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Millie Bright (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 16' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 1, Chelsea Women 0. Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Janou Levels.
  3. 45' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 1, Chelsea Women 1. Lucy Bronze (Chelsea Women) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert with a cross following a corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sjoeke Nüsken replaces Lauren James.
  5. 54' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd replaces Ellie Carpenter.
  6. 61' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Lena Lattwein replaces Ella Peddemors.
  7. 62' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Vivien Endemann replaces Kessya Bussy.
  8. 64' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 1, Chelsea Women 2. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd with a cross.
  9. 70' Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 72' Lena Lattwein (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 74' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Justine Kielland replaces Janina Minge.
  12. 75' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Niamh Charles replaces Sandy Baltimore.
  13. 75' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Wieke Kaptein replaces Keira Walsh because of an injury.
  14. 80' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Aggie Beever-Jones replaces Sam Kerr.
  15. 83' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Cora Zicai replaces Svenja Huth.
  16. 83' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Thea Bjelde replaces Sarai Linder.

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