Barcelona reach the Women's Champions League final
Key takeaways:
- Barcelona got their second consecutive Champions League final.
- Women's Champions League holders Barcelona advanced to this year's final despite a loss in Wolfsburg.
Goals from Jill Roord and Tabea Wassmuth gave the German team a 2-0 victory, but Barca won the tie 5-3.
Barca struggled to manage Wolfsburg's intensity but could afford to sit back thanks to their first-leg performance in succeeding 5-1 at Camp Nou.
They will now meet either PSG or Lyon in Turin on 21 May.
Spirited Wolfsburg's performance is not sufficient but exposes Barca
Wolfburg's performance, with a well-worked game plan, revealed that Barcelona has flaws that can be exploited.
Eight days back, the German team had been often unpicked by Barca, who effortlessly managed the game in front of a record-breaking crowd of 91,648.
This meeting discussed Wolfsburg's intelligent pressing in the middle holding Barca at bay throughout the game.
The performance was terrific given Lena Oberdorf, maybe the hosts' biggest talent, was missing with a knee sprain.
The visitors enjoyed most of the early control, but the best of the first-half opportunities came for the hosts when Ewa Pajor dropped a fantastic pass towards Roord, whose effort was blocked by Sandra Panos in the Spanish goal.
The intensity grew in the second half as Wolfsburg took the match to Barca.