Barcelona Women and Wolfsburg Women will trade tackles in the second leg of their UEFA Women's Champions League quarterfinal tie on Thursday (March 27th). The game will be played at Estadi Johan Cruyff.
The home side hold a comfortable lead in the tie, having claimed a 4-1 away win in the first leg in Germany last week. They went into the break in the lead thanks to an own goal by Caitlin Dijkstra in the 26th minute. Irene Paredes, Salma Paralluelo, and Sydney Schertenleib scored second-half goals, while Janina Minge scored a consolation strike for the Germans.
The Catalans followed up their continental victory with a shock 3-1 defeat at home to Real Madrid in the Spanish Liga F. They went behind to Alba Redondo's 41st-minute strike but Caroline Graham equalized midway through the second half. Caroline Weir scored a late brace to help Los Blancas claim their first El Clasico win.
The winner of this tie faces either Manchester City or Chelsea in the semifinal.
Barcelona suffered a harrowing defeat to Real Madrid, although the Blaugrana saw a perfectly legal goal disallowed for offside before their visitors scored a second. Pere Romeu's side are two-time defending champions of the Women's Champions League and are seeking a three-peat.
Wolfsburg have a three-goal deficit to overcome and are more rested than their hosts, having not been in action over the weekend.
We are backing the home side to claim a comfortable victory with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Barcelona Women 4-1 Wolfsburg Women
Tip 1 - Barcelona Women to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Barcelona to win both halves