da bet sport： Wolfsburg capitalised on a mistake from Arsenal's Lotte Wubben-Moy in the dying embers of extra time to reach the Women's Champions League final.
da aviator aposta： Arsenal's Women's Champions League dream was ended by Wolfsburg on Monday at the Emirates as the German side emerged 3-2 winners on the night, 5-4 on aggregate, to set up a meeting with Barcelona in the final in June.
Stina Blackstenius got the Gunners off to a flying start when she broke the deadlock after only 11 minutes, rounding goalkeeper Merle Frohms after a superb through ball by Lia Walti. However, former Arsenal midfielder Jill Roord levelled things up with a terrific strike from the edge of the box just before half-time.
It was the towering Alex Popp that set her up for that equaliser with a header and the versatile veteran would use that method to put the visitors into the lead before the hour mark, getting on the end of a great corner from Felicitas Rauch.
But Arsenal defender Jen Beattie levelled things up again with 15 minutes to play as she rose highest to direct Lotte Wubben-Moy's delivery into the bottom corner.
It sent the game in extra time and it was there that Wolfsburg won it, with Jule Brand stealing the ball off Wubben-Moy and teeing up Pauline Bremer late on for a tap in at the back post to break the Gunners' hearts.
GOAL rates Arsenal's players from the Emirates…
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Manuela Zinsberger (6/10):
Wasn't tested much by Wolfsburg, with most shots right at her, but was lucky to get away with a strange misjudgement of the ball in the second half.
Noelle Maritz (5/10):
Misjudged the ball and then tugged by Popp to give away the free-kick that led to Wolfsburg's equaliser.
Lotte Wubben-Moy (6/10):
Had a great game, assisted Beattie for the second equaliser – but was caught on the ball for Wolfsburg's winner.
Jen Beattie (7/10):
Scored a brilliant header to get the Gunners back level and was a rock at the back throughout.
Rafaelle (5/10):
Needed to do better to mark Popp for the second goal and made quite a few sloppy – and uncharacteristic – mistakes in the game.
Steph Catley (6/10):
Was an excellent outlet down the left for the Gunners and whipped in great set pieces consistently.
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Lia Walti (6/10):
Assist for Blackstenius was absolutely sublime. Should've been marking Roord for the goal, though.
Frida Maanum (7/10):
Arsenal struggled to get her involved in the game until she moved into the No.9 role and became Arsenal's main outlet after Blackstenius was subbed off.
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Katie McCabe (8/10):
Set the tone for how Arsenal played, with a lot of confidence and positivity. Had to adapt when Wienroither went off to play right wing-back and did so very well.
Stina Blackstenius (8/10):
Took her goal really well, with great composure. Caused Wolfsburg's defence lots of problems and worked tirelessly, as usual.
Victoria Pelova (6/10):
Couldn't really get into this game in the 90 minutes but grew into it in extra time.
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Laura Wienroither (N/A):
Replaced Maritz with around 25 minutes to go but sadly went off not long after with a serious looking knee injury.
Lina Hurtig (5/10):
Came on for Blackstenius at the same time as Wienroither. Had a huge chance in extra time but couldn't convert.
Kathrine Kuhl (6/10):
Came on for Wienroither towards the end of normal time. Added energy to a tired team but couldn't impact the game.
Michelle Agyemang (N/A):
Came on for the final moments but couldn't have an influence on the game.
Jonas Eidevall (6/10):
Went with the same set-up that did his team well in the first leg but saw them undone by poor marking from set pieces. Couldn't have much influence on the game with his subs given the lack of depth due to injuries but it raised a lot of eyebrows when he subbed off Blackstenius, who constantly looked a threat.