At the final whistle, Wolfsburg’s players dashed down the stand, through the gate and on to the pitch where they will play Sunday’s Champions League final. As they charged across the grass, bright green figures cheering, Barcelona’s players stood in disbelief. A moment before, two minutes into added time, the ball had dropped for the substitute Aitana Bonmati well inside the Wolfsburg area but her shot slipped wide, taking hope with it. And that, they might have reflected, was the story of their night.
While Barcelona missed more and more chances as the game went on, Wolfsburg took one that ended up being enough. Fridolina Rolfö got it early in the second half, leaving her team to spend the rest of the night resisting. The clock ran down, the shot-count ran up, and Barcelona kept coming, but there was no way through.
Continue reading…At the final whistle, Wolfsburg’s players dashed down the stand, through the gate and on to the pitch where they will play Sunday’s Champions League final. As they charged across the grass, bright green figures cheering, Barcelona’s players stood in disbelief. A moment before, two minutes into added time, the ball had dropped for the substitute Aitana Bonmati well inside the Wolfsburg area but her shot slipped wide, taking hope with it. And that, they might have reflected, was the story of their night.While Barcelona missed more and more chances as the game went on, Wolfsburg took one that ended up being enough. Fridolina Rolfö got it early in the second half, leaving her team to spend the rest of the night resisting. The clock ran down, the shot-count ran up, and Barcelona kept coming, but there was no way through. Continue reading…
