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VfL Wolfsburg
Founded in 1973 as VfR Eintracht Wolfsburg, the club officially became the women's section of VfL Wolfsburg in 2003. This move took the club into a new dimension, leading to a period of national and European domination in the early 2010s.
In 2013, the club enjoyed an exceptional season, winning the league, cup and Champions League. The following year, they again won the European Cup, beating Sweden's Tyreso.
Between 2016 and 2020, the Louves' Champions League run came to an end each time against Olympique Lyonnais. A year earlier, in 2015, it was Paris Saint-Germain who blocked the Germans' path to the ½ final.
Parisians face Wolfsburg
In April 2015, Wolfsburg and Paris Saint-Germain met in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Defeated 2 - 0 in the first leg in Paris, the Wolves were unable to reverse the trend despite a 2-1 victory in the return leg in Germany.
The two teams met again in the quarter-finals of the Champions League 2022/23. On March 22, 2023 at the Parc des Princes, the Rouge et Bleu lost 1-0 (Janssen).
Players to follow Duel
Born on January 18, 1992 in the Vestmann Islands, Berglind Þorvaldsdóttir is an Icelandic forward. She made her professional debut with Breiðablik in 2007, before moving to the USA and the Florida State Seminoles between 2012 and 2016. In the 2020-21 season, she played for D1 Arkema in Le Havre, before returning to France in the 2022 winter break, signing for Paris Saint-Germain. With her national team, she took part in Euro 2022 in England.
Born on April 6, 1992 in Eupen, Belgium, Kathrin Hendrich is a German international defender. Trained by her hometown club FC Eupen, she made her professional debut for Bayer Leverkusen in 2009. After successive spells with Frankfurt and Munich, she joined Wolfsburg in 2020, with whom she won the German Cup and Championship double in 2022. With the Manchsaft, she won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
The AOK Stadion
Opened in 2015, the AOK Stadion is the official stadium of VfL Wolfsburg's women's section, as well as its youth teams. With a capacity of around 5,000, it is located in Aller Park, a stone's throw from the men's team's Volkswagen Arena.
In the group phase of the Champions League 2022-23, the Wolves won at home against St Pölten (4 - 0) and AS Roma (4 - 2).
