Two-time champions Wolfsburg came away with a narrow victory over Paris St-Germain who had a player sent off in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League quarter-final.
Elisa de Almeida was cautioned for dissent in the first half before being shown a second yellow card when she was penalised for handball in the box.
Following a VAR review, Wolfsburg were awarded a penalty which Dominique Janssen dispatched in the second half.
The second leg is played next Thursday.
De Almeida blocked Lena Oberdorf’s goal-bound header with her arm in the 61st minute and it ultimately proved costly as Wolfsburg carry an advantage back to Germany.
Less than 10 minutes earlier, PSG were awarded a penalty when Marina Hegering was deemed to have fouled Sakina Karchaoui but English referee Rebecca Welch overturned the decision after viewing the VAR pitchside monitor.
It capped off a frustrating evening for PSG, who had plenty of first-half opportunities – Kadidiatou Diani was not able to take advantage on several occasions.
Ramona Bachmann was denied by the outstretched leg of Wolfsburg goalkeeper Merle Frohms, while the competition’s top scorer Ewa Pajor could not pounce on a mistake by PSG’s Sarah Bouhaddi at the other end.
Wolfsburg remain unbeaten in the competition this season while PSG are bidding to win the Champions League for the first time having been runners-up twice.
Line-ups
Paris Saint-Germain Féminines
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 50Bouhaddi
- 12Lawrence
- 8Geyoro
- 5De AlmeidaBooked at 61mins
- 7KarchaouiBooked at 62mins
- 6Jean-François
- 14Hamraoui
- 21BaltimoreSubstituted forVangsgaardat 66′minutes
- 10BachmannSubstituted forFazerat 66′minutesBooked at 85mins
- 24GroenenBooked at 27mins
- 11Diani
Substitutes
- 2Albert
- 16Picaud
- 18Fazer
- 20Vangsgaard
- 22Martens
- 23Georgieva
- 26Li
- 29Traoré
- 30VotÃková
- 34Elimbi
- 35Ngueleu
VfL Wolfsburg Ladies
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Frohms
- 4Hendrich
- 31Hegering
- 6Janssen
- 13Rauch
- 5OberdorfSubstituted forJónsdóttirat 79′minutes
- 8LattweinBooked at 85mins
- 10Huth
- 14RoordSubstituted forBrandat 73′minutesBooked at 75mins
- 11Popp
- 9PajorSubstituted forBremerat 89′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Wilms
- 7Bremer
- 17Demann
- 20Wolter
- 21Blomqvist
- 23Jónsdóttir
- 24Wedemeyer
- 28Waßmuth
- 29Brand
- 30Weiß
- 77Kiedrzynek
Live Text
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Match ends, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 0, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 1.
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Second Half ends, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 0, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 1.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Dominique Janssen (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
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Laurina Fazer (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Lena Lattwein (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
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Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Pauline Bremer replaces Ewa Pajor.
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Foul by Kheira Hamraoui (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).
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Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Kheira Hamraoui (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amalie Vangsgaard with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines. Conceded by Kathrin Hendrich.
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Attempt missed. Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kathrin Hendrich.
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Laurina Fazer (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Lena Lattwein (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Laurina Fazer (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).
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Lena Lattwein (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Jule Brand (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Felicitas Rauch.
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Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. SveindÃs Jónsdóttir replaces Lena Oberdorf.
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Sakina Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Svenja Huth (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
