UEFA Women’s Europa Cup: Wolfsburg host Sturm Graz in first outing | OneFootball

VfL Wolfsburg host SK Sturm Graz on Wednesday evening in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Women’s Europa Cup playoff tie. It is their first-ever match in the competition, and the She-Wolves hope for a comfortable home win before next week’s return leg in Austria.

According to BuLi News, since their European debut in 2012/13 this is their first campaign outside the Women’s Champions League, after a penalty shootout defeat to Inter.

Stephan Lerch’s side lost 2-1 at Hoffenheim at the weekend, ending their perfect Bundesliga start. The seven-time Frauen-Bundesliga winners slipped to third behind Bayern and Eintracht Frankfurt.

Sturm Graz lead the ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga, dropping only two points after seven matches. Tode Djaković’s team reached this round with a 7-2 aggregate win over Gintra, who have won every league title since 2005.

Predicted line-ups. Wolfsburg: Johannes, Linder, Kuver, Kleinherne, Bjelde, Minge ©, Zicai, Peddemors, Lattwein, Huth, Kerim-Lindland. Sturm Graz: Dubel, Bormans, Wattilete, Großgasteiger, Breznik, Pavlovic, Maierhofer ©, Spiess, Sipos, Keutz, Krumböck.

Source: BuLi News

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