Women’s Champions League
First bankruptcy: Lyon with DFB stars is too strong for Wolfsburg
Updated 11/11/2025 – 23:00Reading time: 1 minute.
In the match in France, the hosts quickly took control and created a clear situation. In the final phase, things get interesting again for a short time. A DFB star cheers against his former club.
First defeat for the women’s team VfL Wolfsburg in the Champions League 2025/26: In the preliminary round match at OL Lyonnes, “Wolves” suffered a defeat 1:3 (0:2). After two wins, coach Stephan Lerch’s team’s record is now broken.
Ada Hegerberg (25th, 30th) and Wendie Renard (72nd, spot kick) scored for the superior hosts, with German international Jule Brand, who was at Wolfsburg until last summer, also on the pitch from the start. Brand had some good scenes until he was substituted (66′). Lineth Beerensteyn was only able to shorten the score (80′).
Lyon missed a number of other clear chances, and Korbin Shrader was unlucky when his shot hit the crossbar twice just before the break. Wolfsburg only had one promising action, Beerensteyn’s shot hit the post (43′). Even after the substitutions, Lyon rarely had any problems against largely harmless visitors.
For Wolfsburg, this was the seventh defeat in a row against their long-term European rivals. Just last season, Lyon won both group games; Previously, among other things, there had been three recent defeats in the premier class against the French record champion.
