Wolfsburg vs Arsenal LIVE: Women’s Champions League result, final score and reaction as Gunners crash out

Wolfsburg 2-0 Arsenal (3-1 agg): Follow reaction as the Gunners exit the Women’s Champions League at the quarter-final stage

Arsenal and Wolfsburg do battle with a place in the Women’s Champions League semi-finals on the line (REUTERS)

Arsenal travelled to Germany to take on Wolfsburg in the second leg of their Women’s Champions League quarter-final and the German side won 2-0 on the night to triumph 3-1 on aggregate.

Former Arsenal player Jill Roord poked home from close range to put Wolfsburg ahead in the first half at the Volkswagen Arena and that advantage was doubled when Leah Williamson turned Sveindis Jonsdottir’s cross past Manuela Zinsberger for an own goal with 17 minutes to go.

The Gunners hit the bar through Vivianne Miedema shortly after that but were largely outplayed by their hosts and exited the Women’s Champions League at the last-eight stage.

In a closely-fought first-leg contest Tabea Wassmuth had given the Frauen-Bundesliga side the lead at the Emirates Stadium before Lotte Wubben-Moy’s late equaliser earned Arsenal a draw to leave them on level terms with their hosts halfway through the tie.

The Volkswagen Arena which was also the venue of Arsenal’s WCL semi-final defeat in 2013. Wolfsburg won the second leg 2-1 at home to progress to the final that year and now, in 2022, they will face current WCL holders Barcelona in the semi-finals.

Follow the reaction from the Volkswagen Arena as Wolfsburg beat Arsenal:

Wolfsburg vs Arsenal

• FULL-TIME! Wolfsburg are into the WCL semi-finals - 2-0 (3-1 agg)
• GOAL! 73’ - Williamson scores an unfortunate own goal to put the Gunners on the brink of going out - 2-0 (3-1 agg)
• GOAL! 9’ - Ex-Gunner Roord pokes home from close range for Wolfsburg - 1-0 (2-1 agg)
• Tie was level at 1-1 after first leg at Emirates Stadium

[31 March 2022 17:54 · Michael Jones]

Wolfsburg 0 - 0 Arsenal (1-1 agg)

3 mins: Jill Roord flicks the ball over the top and Arsenal knock the ball back to Manuella Zinsberger in goal. She passes it to Leah Williamson who is put under pressure from the Wolfsburg press. The Gunners give the ball away with a wayward pass into midfield and Lena Lattwein looks to drive the home forward. She collides with Frida Maanum and the ball runs out for a throw in.

[31 March 2022 17:51 · Michael Jones]

Kick off: Wolfsburg 0 - 0 Arsenal (1-1 agg)

Here we go then. Wolfsburg’s six yard box has been cleared and the game finally gets underway with the home side kicking things off.

[31 March 2022 17:49 · Michael Jones]

Wolfsburg vs Arsenal

There’s a delay to kick off as the referee decides that there is too much confetti on the pitch from the pre-game ceremonies. The confetti is being hovered up by some of the Wolfsburg ground staff.

There is an excessive amount of it on the pitch.

[31 March 2022 17:43 · Michael Jones]

Wolfsburg vs Arsenal

Nothing to separate the two teams after the first leg in London. Tonight’s Women’s Champions League quarter-final will be decided in Germany. Can Arsenal overcome Wolfsburg and reach the next round?

We’re about to find out as the players head out onto the pitch.

[31 March 2022 17:39 · Michael Jones]

Wolfsburg vs Arsenal

The Gunners are without a win in their last three Women’s Champions League matches (one draw, two defeats). But, they have failed to score in just one of their last 16 European fixtures.

[31 March 2022 17:36 · Michael Jones]

Wolsburg vs Arsenal

Pre-match thoughts of Arsenal manager, Jonas Eidevall, who told Uefa.com:

We’re excited for tonight. We’re expecting an intense game with a lot of quality. The decisive moments will be in the final third and we want to be more efficient than the first leg.

“We want to reach the semi-finals with everything we have.”

[31 March 2022 17:33 · Michael Jones]

Wolfsburg vs Arsenal

Tabea Wassmuth is hoping to emulate Zsanett Jakabfi (2016/17) and Pernille Harder (2018/19) by finishing top of the Women’s Champions League scoring charts with Wolfsburg; both Jakabfi and Harder struck eight goals in those seasons and the German international already has nine to her name this season.

[31 March 2022 17:30 · Michael Jones]

Wolfsburg vs Arsenal: Ones to watch

Lotte Wubben-Moy struck the vital late equaliser in the first-leg draw against Wolfsburg.

The 23-year-old centre-back has scored in her last two European appearances, heading Arsenal’s second goal in their 3-0 Matchday 4 victory against HB Køge on 17th November.

Wubben-Moy rejoined the Gunners in September 2020 after almost three seasons with American college side North Carolina Tar Heels after coming through the club’s youth system, making her debut aged 16 in July 2015.

(Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

[31 March 2022 17:26 · Michael Jones]

Wolsburg vs Arsenal: Ones to watch

Arsenal’s Vivianne Miedema spent three seasons with Bayern Munich, winning successive Frauen-Bundesliga trophies in 2014/15 and 2015/16 – with Wolfsburg runners-up in both campaigns, before they recovered to pip Miedema’s side to the league title in 2016/17.

The 25-year-old forward’s goal gave Bayern a 1-0 first-leg lead against Paris Saint-Germain in the 2016/17 quarter-finals, although the French side won 4-0 in the return fixture.

Miedema has twice been joint top scorer in this competition, scoring eight – along with Wolfsburg’s Zsanett Jakabfi – in 2016/17 and ten in 2019/20.

The Dutch international’s last six Arsenal goals have come at home; she is without an away goal since finding the net in the 2-0 Women’s Super League win at Manchester United on 21st November.

(Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

[31 March 2022 17:19 · Michael Jones]

Wolfsburg vs Arsenal

Arsenal have lost five of their six Women’s Champions League away matches against German clubs and have won just three of 13 home and away overall with two draws and eight defeats.

However the German club, have won only one of their last seven matches in the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals (two draws, four losses) even though they have only failed to score in two of their last 38 Women’s Champions League matches.