Late Equalizer Rescues Wolfsburg as Manchester United Take Charge in Women’s Champions League Playoffs
First-leg swings reshaped both ties heading into next week’s return matches.
Overview
- Wolfsburg drew 2-2 with Juventus after Sarai Linder struck in the fifth minute of stoppage time to erase a two-goal deficit.
- Juventus had led in Wolfsburg through Ana Capeta’s sixth-minute opener and Amalie Vangsgaard’s 61st-minute strike.
- Janina Minge began Wolfsburg’s comeback with an 82nd-minute penalty following a lengthy VAR review.
- The tie heads to Turin level, leaving qualification for the quarterfinals to be decided in the second leg.
- Manchester United beat Atlético Madrid 3-0 away, with Elisabeth Terland scoring in the third minute, Melvine Malard adding a 39th-minute goal, and Malard assisting Julia Zigiotti Olme for the third.