Eintracht extends series
VfL Wolfsburg keeps the pressure on FC Bayern high
November 18, 2023, 4:48 p.m
VfL Wolfsburg struggled to a lackluster home win against bottom team MSV Duisburg in the women’s Bundesliga. This means that the runner-up will climb to the top of the league, at least in the short term. Meanwhile, Eintracht Frankfurt continues to work its way up.
The women of VfL Wolfsburg have once again taken the lead in the Bundesliga. The Wolves achieved a 2-0 (2-0) home win against bottom team MSV Duisburg. The goals for VfL were scored by Fenna Kalma (7th minute) and Ewa Pajor (40th) in front of 2,677 spectators. On Sunday, Bayern Munich can overtake Wolfsburg again with a win at Werder Bremen.
VfL coach Tommy Stroot had to do without the injured Sveindis Jonsdottir and Lena Oberdorf, among others. The ailing Felicitas Rauch, Dominique Janssen and Alexandra Popp only sat on the bench. Only the Dutchwoman Janssen was used during the game. Against the very defensive Duisburg team, Wolfsburg made things clear in the first half. After the break, the hosts clearly dominated the game. But it wasn’t enough to score any more goals.
Eintracht Frankfurt, the only German team in the Champions League alongside FC Bayern Munich, remains on the road to success and is working its way up after two defeats at the start of the season. With a 2-0 win at newly promoted 1. FC Nürnberg, the Hessians pushed past Bayer Leverkusen, at least until Sunday. “The most important thing is that we go home with three points,” said Eintracht coach Niko Arnautis after the lackluster win. For the Frankfurt team, who celebrated a successful debut in the premier class with a 2-1 win at FC Rosengard during the week, Laura Freigang scored with a header (23′) and Lara Prasnikar also scored with a header (67′). This means that last year’s third-place team is unbeaten in six games.
Next Wednesday, Eintracht Frankfurt welcomes defending champions FC Barcelona for the top game in the Champions League – “where we don’t want to make things easy for the top team,” as Arnautis announced after the lackluster mandatory win in Nuremberg.