UEFA Women’s Europa Cup Preview: Sturm Graz vs. VfL Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg Frauen look to confirm their qualification to the Round of 16 in the UEFA Women’s Europa Cup a week after their 6-1 win over Sturm Graz in the first leg. The Austrian side suffered another defeat in the weekend as they lost top spot in their league.

Meanwhile, Wolfsburg scored six once again with a 6-0 victory over Sand in the DFB-Pokal. Ella Peddemors, Svenja Huth and Lena Lattwein, who were all on the scoresheet in the first leg, scored against the 2. Bundesliga outfit.

Stephan Lerch will have the same squad from last week’s encounter, where his team scored four first-half goals. The 42-year-old coach stressed in the pre-match press conference that his team will play with an intensity and mentality as if the tie is still 0-0.

The draw for the rest of the competition will be out on Friday as the two-legged format will continue until the very end. BK Häcken are the inaugural winners of the competition, with the current Real Madrid star Felicia Schröder finishing as a top-scorer.

Wolfsburg will face HSV in Frauen-Bundesliga action before the upcoming international break. She-Wolves saw their perfect start to the league season end in Hoffenheim on matchday 4.

Predicted Lineups

Sturm Graz: Dubel; Bormans, Wattilete, Großgasteiger, Spiess; Pavlovic, Maierhofer ©; Sipos, Breznik, Krumböck; Pulins

Wolfsburg: Johannes; Linder, Kuver, Carleer, Bjelde; Minge ©, Peddemors, Lattwein; Bussy, Prasnikar, Huth