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Arsenal 2–3 Wolfsburg
	Arsenal Women v Wolfsburg in the UWCL at a sold-out Emirates Stadium
Event	2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League
Date	1 May 2023
Venue	Emirates Stadium, London
Referee	Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
Attendance	60,063

The UEFA Women's Champions League match between Arsenal and VfL Wolfsburg, played at the Emirates Stadium in London on 1 May 2023,^[1] broke the record attendance for a women's club football match in England^[2]^[3] and a Women's Champions League match in England.^[4] The former had stood since 1920 – when a Dick, Kerr Ladies 4–0 St Helens Ladies match at Goodison Park attracted a crowd of 53,000 people, a year before women's football on official pitches in England was banned by The Football Association^[5] – and would be overtaken again less than two weeks later.^[6]

It also represented the first time Arsenal W.F.C. had sold-out the Emirates Stadium.^[7] ^[8] The record ticket sales seen at this match and other matches at the Emirates led to Arsenal announcing more games would be played at the Emirates in the following season.^[9]

Match

Summary

The match was the second-leg of the semi-final in the UEFA Women's Champions League. The previous match ended 2-2. The Arsenal side named for the match were missing several starting players through an injury crisis that plagued their 2022–23 Arsenal W.F.C. season. The match was played with both VAR and Goal-line technology.^[1]

The first half began with an early appeal for a Wolfsburg penalty after Lotte Wubben-Moy appeared to have handled the ball in the box. However, after VAR review, this was dismissed.

Shortly afterward, a pass from Lia Wälti bypassed the Wolfsburg defense and Stina Blackstenius slotted the ball into the net.

In the 41st minute, shortly before half-time, Jill Roord took a free kick, slotting it past the Arsenal goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger^[10].

In the second half, Arsenal went ahead again after Blackstenius found the back of the net, but the goal was disallowed due to a tight offside decision after VAR review.

In the 58th minute, Alexandra Popp scored from a corner, delivered by Felicitas Rauch putting Wolfsburg ahead for the first time in the match^[11].

With 15 minutes left, Lotte Wubben-Moy delivered a ball with her weaker left foot to the head of Jen Beattie, who put it into the bottom left corner, levelling the game and taking it into extra time.

Arsenal suffered multiple injuries in the second-half. Their right-back, Laura Wienroither, and their striker, Stina Blackstenius, were substituted for injuries.^[12]

At 119 minutes, with 1 minute of extra time left to play, Wolfsburg scored the winning goal, securing a place in the final.

2022-23 UEFA Women's Champions League

1 May 2023

18:45 GMT

Semi-Final Second Leg

Arsenal	2–3	VfL Wolfsburg (women)
Blackstenius 11' Beattie 75'	Report	Roord 41' Popp 58' Bremer 119'

Emirates Stadium, London

Attendance: 60,063

Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Arsenal

Wolfsburg

GK

1

Manuela Zinsberger

RB

16

Noelle Maritz

64'

CB

5

Jen Beattie

120'+1'

CB

3

Lotte Wubben-Moy

CB

2

Rafaelle Souza

RB

7

Steph Catley

DM

13

Lia Wälti

CM

12

Frida Maanum

LW

15

Katie McCabe

RW

21

Victoria Pelova

CF

25

Stina Blackstenius

64'

Substitutes:

GK

14

Sabrina D'Angelo

GK

18

Kaylan Marckese

FW

17

Lina Hurtig

64'

MF

22

Kathrine Møller Kühl

82'

DF

26

Laura Wienroither

64'

82'

FW

59

Michelle Agyemang

120'+1'

DF

29

Teyah Goldie

MF

60

Laila Harbert

DF

62

Katie Reid

Manager:

Jonas Eidevall


GK	1	Merle Frohms
CB	6	Dominique Janssen
CB	4	Kathrin Hendrich
LB	13	Felicitas Rauch
RB	2	Lynn Wilms	106'
MF	5	Lena Oberdorf
MF	14	Jill Roord	120+2'
FW	23	Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir	100'
FW	11	Alexandra Popp
MF	10	Svenja Huth	90'
CF	9	Eva Pajor	77'
Substitutes:
GK	12	Julia Kassen
GK	30	Lisa Weiss
DF	3	Sara Agrež
MF	7	Pauline Bremer	90'
DF	17	Kristin Demann
FW	20	Pia-Sophie Wolter	67'
FW	21	Rebecka Blomqvist
DF	24	Joelle Wedemeyer
FW	28	Tabea Waßmuth	77'
MF	29	Jule Brand	100'
DF	31	Marina Hegering	106'
Manager:
Tommy Stroot

Match rules

90 minutes
30 minutes of extra time applies in the event that the aggregate score is level at the end of normal time
Penalties apply in the event that the aggregate score is level at the end of extra time
Up to twelve named substitutes
Maximum of five substitutions^[13]