Wolfsburg dominates Arsenal at the end of the suspense and will find FC Barcelona in the final

At the end of the suspense. In front of more than 60,000 spectators at the Emirates Stadium, the Women’s Champions League semi-final second leg between Arsenal and Wolfsburg was breathless and indecisive for 120 minutes. Indeed, after the first leg which had seen Arsenal come back to 2-2 after being led 2-0, it is a new scenario with twists and turns which was proposed by the 22 actresses of the meeting, Monday May 1st. And it was finally thanks to a goal from Pauline Bremer in the 119th minute that the Germans won 3-2, snatching their place for the final on June 3, against FC Barcelona.

Wolfsburg saved by the bar

A few minutes before the fatal goal, the Emirates Stadium could however have capsized with happiness on a center Katie McCabe, who came to die on the bar (114th). The illustration of a meeting which will have seen the two teams go blow for blow for 120 minutes. Because if the Gunners ideally started their match by opening the scoring quickly by Stina Blackstenius (11th), Wolfsburg responded just before the break, by Jill Roord (42nd). Upon returning from the locker room, the Germans raised their voices and took the lead through the inevitable Alexandra Popp (58th), executioner of the Blues during the last Euro.

However, more was needed to discourage the Gunners, encouraged as ever by an Emirates Stadium which signed its attendance record for a women’s football match. And the Londoners returned to the match fifteen minutes from time, thanks to Jennifer Beattie (75th). In extra time, the scenario therefore proved to be identical, with highlights for each team, until the loss of a rough ball by Lotte Wubben-Moy, on a six-meter. Jule Brand did not hesitate to cross towards Bremer, who tackled the leather in the empty goal and sent the Louves in the Champions League final.