Wolfsburg’s opponents in Turin: eleven Juventus soccer players – and a great backdrop
Chelsea favorite, Geneva outsiders – and then there are VfL Wolfsburg and Juventus Turin: In Group A of the Women’s Champions League, this starting position is still gold, even if VfL are leaders after two matchdays and 3: 3 in the opening match was close to winning at Chelsea. The game of the Wolfsburg on Tuesday (9 p.m.) in Turin, DAZN (also via Youtube) live is correspondingly important. It will be a special game – especially when it comes to the framework.
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Because while the group rivals Chelsea and VfL play their premier class games in the smaller home arenas, Turin (as well as Geneva) WILL be played in the large stadium. In Turin this is the Allianz Stadium, which is officially called “Juventus Stadium” for CL games. Erected in 2011 on the site of the legendary Stadio delle Alpi, it offers space for more than 41,000 spectators, almost 17,000 attended the Champions League game against Chelsea. For the game against VfL, 10,000 tickets had already been sold on Monday evening, and 15,000 fans are expected. Full-back Felicitas Rauch: “I can barely wait for it. There is an inner anticipation and a certain gall to show what we are made of“, said the 25-year-old die after the final training in the stadium. To play in front of so many spectators is” something wonderful. This is what many girls and boys dream of. It is a really great thing that we are able to do something like this sideways Juve. “
In Germany people still dream of such numbers, and accordingly “the experience will be enjoyed even more intensely and in greater detail tomorrow.” Rauch is generally someone who “likes to play in opposing stadiums”. When the fans are against you, according to the national player, there is a special atmosphere. Smoke: “If you notice that you are on the trigger, the fans are calm. The duels become more persistent.“The last-minute success against Frankfurt last Friday gives a lot of tailwind.” We sat in the dressing room after the game and had goose bumps again, “reports, but:” Football is fast-paced and the way we have to tick off a bad game , this party was also ticked off the next day. “
Rauch believes that the top of international women’s football is growing every year. “There are more and more teams that can play really good football, including Juventus. So it’s BECOMING a small acid test.” Coach Tommy Stroot is also looking forward to an “evening that really radiates Champions League.” The Italians do not have a lot of premier class experience, but are still a serious opponent. With Barbara Bonansea, Italy’s best striker plays at Juventus – and she is the only player ever to be represented by star agent Mino Raiola. With the Swedish national player Lina Hurtig, the French goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin, the Danish Sofie Pedersen and the Czech Andrea Staskova there is a lot of individual quality in the squad. “It will be as intense as against Frankfurt. Turin has enormous offensive power, even more from the international class and experience,” said the 32-year-old Stroot. It’s about “working well defensively, keeping the distance and being effective in the offensive game at the same time.”
Saturday Bundesliga hit at Bayern
After the Champions League is before the Bundesliga hit: on Saturday at 2 p.m., the footballers of VfL Wolfsburg will compete at Bayern. Just in time for the “Classico” of German women’s football, the reigning champions and the runner-up are back in first and second place in the table, VfL are two points behind.
Advantage Wolfsburg: While VfL is already playing its Champions League game on Tuesday evening, FC Bayern have to play on Wednesday – at Olympique Lyon, the multiple CL winner with superstars like Catarina Macário, Ada Hegerberg and Daniëlle van de Donk. The Munich women will not meet ex-VfLerin Sara Gunnarsdottir, the Icelander is about to give birth to her first child.
The third German team is 1899 Hoffenheim in CL use, the Kraichgauerinnen also have a great opponent, play on Wednesday at defending champions FC Barcelona.