SM
Ipswich vs. Man United: 2 hrs 19 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

Wolfsburg thump Glasgow City in quarter-finals of Women's Champions League

:Headline: Result: Wolfsburg thump Glasgow City in quarter-finals of Women's Champions League: ID:411143: from db_amp
Denmark star Pernille Harder was on target four times for the German champions.

Glasgow City's Champions League campaign came to an end in humbling fashion with a 9-1 quarter-final defeat to Wolfsburg in San Sebastian.

Wolfsburg captain Pernille Harder scored four goals and Ingrid Syrstad Engen (2) and Felicitas Rauch were also on target before own goals from Leanne Ross and Jenna Clark completed the rout.

Lauren Wade gave Glasgow some cheer with the goal of the night from 20 yards but Wolfsburg – European champions in 2012 and 2013 – showed again why they are among the main contenders for major honours.

Wolfsburg's Pernille Harder (second left) after scoring one of her four goals in the Champions League victory against Glasgow City (Vincent West, Pool via AP)

Glasgow started brightly on a rainy night in the Basque Country, but the German champions soon began to dominate possession and territory.

Fridolina Rolfo saw a lot of the ball down the left but Glasgow held firm until Harder stamped her class on the contest after 15 minutes.

Harder played a neat one-two with Alexandra Popp and beat the slightly out of position Glasgow goalkeeper Lee Alexander from 18 yards.

Wolfsburg doubled their lead within four minutes as Engen was left unmarked from a Lena Goessling corner to head home from inside the six-yard box.

Glasgow City's Lauren Wade is congratulated after scoring her side's consolation goal against Wolfsburg (Alvaro Barrientos, Pool via AP)

Glasgow attacks were rare but Samantha Kerr found space on the right before pulling back a cross which no forward could get on the end of.

Wolfsburg had more chances before the break as Alexander held Harder's shot and Rolfo sent Svenja Huth's cross wide at the far post.

The result was put beyond doubt in the closing stages of the first half as Engen swept home Huth's 44th-minute cross and Harder smashed in a fourth from a well-worked free-kick.

Harder completed her hat-trick after 56 minutes, heading home Huth's cross, before Wade ran through to claim a superb consolation – her first goal since joining from Icelandic side Throttur Reykjavik in February.

Substitute Rauch added a sixth from close-range before Harder's aerial prowess gave her a fourth on the night, and a ninth goal in this season's competition.

Ross headed into her own net 10 minutes from time and, after Harder was denied a fifth by striking the crossbar, there was there was even more pain for Glasgow as Clark unluckily added a ninth.

Barcelona booked their semi-final spot against Wolfsburg with a 1-0 victory over Spanish rivals Atletico Madrid.

Kheira Hamraoui fired home the winner, a low drive, 10 minutes from time after the Atletico goal had come under increasing pressure.

amp_article__411143 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2020-08-21 18:39:17:
html db last update - 2020-08-21 18:39:17 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html
Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
10Fulham125341717018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Crystal Palace121561017-78
19Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
20Southampton11119721-144
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .