VfL Wolfsburg won the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal against Olympique Lyonnes 1-0. Lineth Beerensteyn scored the decisive goal in the 14th minute. Without captain Alexandra Popp, the Wolfsburg women ended a streak of six losses to the French side.
In the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal, VfL Wolfsburg defeated Olympique Lyonnes 1-0 (1-0). Lineth Beerensteyn put the hosts ahead in the 14th minute, a lead they held until the end. The French side failed to equalize and suffered their first defeat of the season, as reported after the match by Wolfsburg. Wolfsburg achieved this victory without striker and captain Alexandra Popp, who is sidelined by injury. Vivien Endemann of VfL Wolfsburg praised the team's strategy to Disney+: “We had a good plan that worked out.” She cautioned, however: The narrow scoreline is dangerous for the return leg, but “we want to carry the momentum and build on our performance.” The win ends a long losing streak: Wolfsburg had lost to OL Lyonnes six times in a row previously, including the Champions League finals of 2018 and 2020. The Wolfsburg women capitalized on home advantage to enter the second leg as favorites.
