Showdown in Wolfsburg! Quite a few experts in women’s football regard the encounter between VfL Wolfsburg and Olympique Lyon in the women’s Champions League as the anticipated final in this competition. This assessment is no coincidence, because three teams were already facing each other in the final of the premier class. This year, however, will be the final destination for a team in the quarterfinals. Who that will be, and who still has chances on the title with the entry into the semifinals, seems to be completely open after the first leg in the past week.
Olympique Lyon won 2-1 at home last week. This is a result that should give both teams good chances. Perhaps the winners, thanks to the away goal, even the slightly better chances of the next round, even if this does not necessarily confirm the betting odds. But the own housing should be kept clean on Wednesday at best, which is not an easy task against the strong offensive of the French women. Therefore, it is difficult in the duel between Wolfsburg and Lyon to make a prognosis on the progress. Everything is possible. We do not expect a long sampling. Probably Lyon will do everything, at least once to achieve a hit. Then the VfL would have to hit twice. The bottom line is therefore also in the second leg between Wolfsburg and Lyon predicting the winner a thankless task. But it is important that the German champions are under pressure to catch up with the backlog from the first leg. The second leg of the Champions League quarter-final match between VfL Wolfsburg and Olympique Lyon at the AOK Stadium will kick off on 27/03/2019 at 17:15.
Wolfsburg:
VfL Wolfsburg is still dancing at all weddings. In the championship, the Wolves are on point with Bayern at the top of the classification and have the goal better by 15 goals. In the DFB Cup is on the weekend of the semi-finals, just at Bayern Munich and then there is also the Champions League. Wolfsburg shows once again this season that one of the best teams in Europe counts. Therefore, it is not out of the question, in the return match between Wolfsburg and Lyon, to take a close look at the odds of a home win, especially as the wolf women have not lost in the last 37 home games. The last defeat in front of their own audience took place about two years ago in March 2017, albeit in the quarter-finals of the Champions League against Olympique Lyon. Nevertheless, VfL will build on home strength on Wednesday as the AOK arena is said to be completely sold out. For mood is so worried, all that’s missing is that the spark on the lawn skips.
That was not necessary last weekend, when bottom bracket Borussia Mönchengladbach was in the Bundesliga. Stephan Lerch could afford to spare a few regular players and yet this match was a clear story. With 8: 0 won the VfL Wolfsburg. Alexandra Popp met three times alone. Caroline Hansen was twice as successful. The other gates were contributed by Katharina Baunach, Noelle Maritz and Ewa Pajor.
However, the Wolves expected on Wednesday a completely different game. Nevertheless, Alexandra Popp is very confident because VfL delivered a very good second half in Lyon and made it clear that OL is vulnerable and also beatable. In addition, the national team captain conjures the mood in their own stadium. A small downer is, however, that Lara Dickenmann after their cruciate ligament tear can still not be involved. Probably that also applies to Zsanett Jakabfi. However, Lena Gößling (cold) and Sara Gunnarsdottir (beaten) are looking for it, as if both could be in the starting eleven on Wednesday.
Lyon:
For Olympique Lyon, the season is quite similar to the VfL Wolfsburg. In the Feminine Division in France OL is at the top, but with Paris Saint-Germain also has a pursuer on the neck. Currently the lead is two points. In addition, the team of Reynald Pedros is in the final of the Coupe de France.
Together with the Champions League, the triple is possible for the French champions of the last twelve years again this season. It is not for nothing that Wolfsburg coach Stephan Lerch has already claimed before the first leg that Lyon are currently the best team in Europe. But he did not have to think twice about it, because in the last two years OL won the Champions League and is also the record winner in the premier class with five titles. If you talk about Lyon, you can hardly get out of the superlatives. German national player Dzzenifer Maroszan is also full of pride in her commitment to what she considers to be the best club in the world.
Meanwhile, OL has been unbeaten for 30 competitive games in a row, with only a draw in that period. So it could not be any better at the moment. Another advantage for the French is that Lyon did not have to fulfill any national obligations after the first leg. The last match was the 2-1 win last week against VfL Wolfsburg. Reynald Pedros could already go into the preparation for the second leg in Wolfsburg after the first leg. The coach of OL assumes that his team is also able to win in Lower Saxony and goes with the self-image of the defending champion in this second leg. However, the mood in Lyon after the 2-1 in the first leg rather negative, which really annoyed the coach. The media now assume that you would have won every game with 3: 0 or 4: 0. But Reynald Pedros also holds the 2-1 win from the first leg for a comfortable starting position. In terms of personnel, there could possibly be one or the other tactical change. Overall, but all players should be operational.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,60
