Wolfsburg vs Chelsea 2025-26 UEFA Women's Champions League, League Phase

VfL Wolfsburg

16': Alexandra Popp

FT
1 - 2

Chelsea

45': Lucy Bronze
64': Sam Kerr

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.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
8': Millie Bright (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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.
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.
45': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Sjoeke Nüsken replaces Lauren James.
45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 1, Chelsea Women 1.
54': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd replaces Ellie Carpenter.
61': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Lena Lattwein replaces Ella Peddemors.
62': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Vivien Endemann replaces Kessya Bussy.
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.
70': Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Lena Lattwein (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Justine Kielland replaces Janina Minge.
75': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Niamh Charles replaces Sandy Baltimore.
75': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Wieke Kaptein replaces Keira Walsh because of an injury.
80': Substitution, Chelsea Women. Aggie Beever-Jones replaces Sam Kerr.
83': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Cora Zicai replaces Svenja Huth.
83': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Thea Bjelde replaces Sarai Linder.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Women's Champions League

Venue: AOK Stadion
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 2,627

UEFA Women's Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+17	Barcelona	6	16	0
+13	OL Lyonnes	6	16	0
+17	Chelsea	6	14	0
+1	Bayern Munich	6	13	1

Full Table

Statistics

CHE		WOB
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
9	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	27
37	Clearances	27

Line-Ups

VfL Wolfsburg (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Stina Johannes (GK)
16	Camilla Küver
20	Guro Bergsvand
15	Janou Levels
39	Sarai Linder
11	Alexandra Popp
5	Ella Peddemors
6	Janina Minge
9	Lineth Beerensteyn
19	Kessya Bussy
10	Svenja Huth

Substitutes:

Smilla Vallotto, Nelly Smolarczyk, Martina Tufekovic, Cora Zicai, Judit Pujols, Sophia Kleinherne, Joelle Wedemeyer, Justine Kielland, Thea Bjelde, Lena Lattwein, Vivien Endemann.

Chelsea (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Livia Peng (GK)
4	Millie Bright
16	Naomi Girma
22	Lucy Bronze
10	Lauren James
8	Erin Cuthbert
30	Keira Walsh
17	Sandy Baltimore
2	Ellie Carpenter
12	Alyssa Thompson
20	Sam Kerr

Substitutes:

Veerle Buurman, Aggie Beever-Jones, Sjoeke Nüsken, Maika Hamano, Wieke Kaptein, Hannah Hampton, Niamh Charles, Guro Reiten, Lexi Potter, Oriane Jean-François, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.