Wolfsburg women cruise into the Europa Cup quarter-finals with 3-0 win

Job done, with energy to spare: the women of VfL Wolfsburg are into the quarter-finals of the Europa Cup. On Tuesday evening they beat Feyenoord Rotterdam 3-0, adding to the 7-0 win from the first leg.

What happened?

Wolfsburg coach Stephan Lerch rested several regulars. Captain Svenja Huth, top scorer Ella Peddemors and goalkeeper Stina Johannes started on the bench. Martina Tufekovic played in goal.

The visitors dominated early on and pressed high, but it stayed 0-0 at half-time. The best chance came in the 38th minute, when Feyenoord keeper Oliwia Szymczak passed the ball straight to Smilla Valotto. Szymczak made up for it by tipping the lob over the bar.

The breakthrough came in the 72nd minute. Katharina Piljic shot from about 25 metres and the ball bounced into the bottom right corner. Anny Kerim-Lindland made it 2-0 in the 83rd minute after a through ball from fellow Norwegian Thea Bjelde. Kessya Bussy added the third in the 87th minute.

What did the coach say?

"We are very happy that we won the second game too and reached the quarter-finals. That was our goal," Lerch said. Former Wolfsburg star Alexandra Popp, now at Borussia Dortmund, watched from the stands.

What's next?

Wolfsburg's quarter-final opponent is decided on Wednesday. Denmark's Brøndby IF host Norway's Rosenborg BK at 6 pm, after the first leg ended 1-1. Either way, Wolfsburg play the first leg away on 3 February.

Before that comes a huge league game. On Saturday, second-placed Wolfsburg host leaders and defending champions Bayern Munich. Bayern have won all nine of their matches and have 27 points. A win would draw Wolfsburg level on points with them.