Barcelona vs Wolfsburg facts

Barcelona take a 4-1 lead into the second leg of their UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final against Wolfsburg as the teams reunite in Spain.

Barcelona struck first in the opening leg in Germany on 19 March thanks to a Caitlin Dijkstra own goal (26), stretching their lead with quick second-half strikes from Irene Paredes (50) and Salma Paralluelo (53). Wolfsburg pulled one back through Janina Minge (79) but the holders' three-goal advantage was restored when substitute Sydney Schertenleib (88) curled in a late fourth.

Previous meetings

2022/23 final
Barcelona 3-2 Wolfsburg
Ewa Pajor (3) and Alexandra Popp (37) gave Wolfsburg a two-goal advantage at the break in Eindhoven, only for Barcelona to launch a thrilling second-half comeback. Patri Guijarro's quick double (48, 50) restored parity before Fridolina Rolfö's 70th-minute winner sealed a second European title for a Barça side coached by Jonatan Giráldez.

2021/22 semi-finals
Barcelona 5-1 Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg 2-0 Barcelona
Barcelona took command of the tie as Aitana Bonmatí, Caroline Graham Hansen, Jenni Hermoso and Alexia Putellas (2) earned a first-leg victory in Spain. Goals from Tabea Sellner and Jill Roord – who had also struck in the first leg – reduced the arrears in the second leg, but the Spanish side held on.

2019/20 semi-finals
Wolfsburg 1-0 Barcelona
Rolfö's 58th-minute goal was enough to separate the sides in a one-off match in San Sebastian.

2013/14 quarter-finals
Wolfsburg 3-0 Barcelona
Barcelona 0-2 Wolfsburg
En route to their second successive European title, Nadine Kessler, Martina Müller and Zsanett Jakabfi secured a first-leg victory for Wolfsburg in what was the teams' first meeting. Kessler and Müller were also on target in Spain a week later.

Form guide

Barcelona

Record vs German clubs W10 D0 L5 F32 A16
Home record vs German clubs W5 D0 L1

Barcelona's most recent contests against German opposition before the first leg came in last season's group stage, when they won 3-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt before a 2-0 home success. The first leg of this tie made it four successive victories against German teams, since a 1-3 defeat at Bayern München in the 2022/23 group stage. They have won eight of the last ten (W2).

The 0-2 loss to Wolfsburg in the 2013/14 quarter-final second leg is Barcelona's only home defeat against a German team. They have won all five since then, scoring 15 goals while conceding just once.

The Spanish side's only group stage defeat this season was a 0-2 reverse at Manchester City on Matchday 1. They won their subsequent five games, beating Hammarby (9-0 h, 3-0 a), and St. Pölten (7-0 h, 4-1 a) before a 3-0 defeat of City.

Former Wolfsburg striker Pajor and Clàudia Pina both scored five goals during the group stage.

Barcelona are in the quarter-finals for the tenth successive season. They have won their last six ties, since exiting against Lyon at this stage of the competition in 2017/18.

Barcelona retained the trophy by defeating eight-time winners Lyon 2-0 in last season's final in Bilbao, goals from Bonmatí (63) and Putellas (90+5) sealing the Spanish side's third title.

It was their second in succession after that 2023 victory over Wolfsburg; their first title came with a 4-0 win against Chelsea in 2021.

Barcelona have reached the final in five of the past six seasons, losing to Lyon in 2019 (1-4) and 2022 (1-3) in addition to their three triumphs.

Barcelona also won three domestic trophies in 2024. In January they lifted the Supercopa de España Femenina before claiming a record-extending ninth Liga F title in a dominant league campaign consisting of 29 wins, one draw and no defeats. They clinched their tenth Copa de la Reina – also a record – with an 8-0 final victory against Real Sociedad.

Barça have scored 19 goals in winning all three home games in the competition this season, conceding none.

In charge since 2021, Giráldez departed as head coach after last season's Champions League triumph; he was succeeded by assistant Pere Romeu.

Wolfsburg

Record vs Spanish clubs W8 D0 L3 F37 A14
Away record vs Spanish clubs W3 D0 L1

Apart from their seven games with Barcelona, Wolfsburg have faced Atlético de Madrid on four occasions in the Women's Champions League, winning all four; they triumphed 15-2 on aggregate in the 2017/18 round of 32 (3-0 a, 12-2 h) and won 10-0 on aggregate in the round of 16 the following season (4-0 h, 6-0 a).

Wolfsburg won their first seven matches against Spanish sides, but have lost three of their last four (W1).

The German side lost their most recent fixture in Spain, that 1-5 defeat to Barcelona in the first leg of the 2021/22 semi-finals. They had triumphed on all of their previous three trips to Spain without conceding, scoring 11 goals themselves.

Sveindís Jónsdóttir, who struck all four of her goals as a substitute on Matchday 5, is level with Popp as Wolfsburg's top scorer in this season's competition.

Wolfsburg's three group wins came consecutively; home and away against Galatasaray (5-0 a, 5-0 h) and at home to Roma (6-1). They lost away to Roma (0-1) and twice to Lyon (0-2 h, 0-1 a).

Champions in 2013 and 2014, Wolfsburg lost in round 2 to Paris FC (3-3 a, 0-2 h) last season.

That defeat ended Wolfsburg's run of reaching the quarter-finals or better in a record 11 consecutive seasons. They progressed to the semi-finals or better on eight of those occasions, their three last-eight eliminations coming against eventual champions Lyon in both 2016/17 (0-2 h, 1-0 a) and 2018/19 (1-2 a, 2-4 h), and also Chelsea in 2020/21 (1-2 a, 0-3 h).

Wolfsburg's back-to-back European titles came courtesy of final victories against Lyon in 2013 (1-0) and Tyresö 12 months later (4-3).

They have reached the final on four further occasions, most recently that defeat by Barcelona in 2023.

The She-Wolves progressed to this season's group stage with victory against Fiorentina in round 2 (7-0 a, 5-0 h), Popp scoring a hat-trick in the first leg in Italy.

Popp has scored in four separate Women's Champions League finals – a record she shares with Lyon's Ada Hegerberg.

Wolfsburg's away record in all competitions this season is W9 D1 L6.

Wolfsburg claimed a record-extending 11th DFB-Pokal Frauen title last season, beating Bayern München 2-0 in the final on 9 May, and finished second in the Women's Bundesliga.

Key facts

• Barcelona have won 11 of their last 12 Women's Champions League quarter-final matches (L1).

• The Spanish side have won their last 16 two-legged European ties, since losing to Lyon in the 2017/18 quarter-finals.

• Barcelona have lost only two of their last 25 Champions League fixtures (W21 D2), and have won 25 of the last 27 at home (D1 L1).

• Their only home European defeat by a margin of two goals or more was a 0-3 loss against Arsenal in the first leg of the 2012/13 round of 32 – their first Women's Champions League fixture.

• Barça have kept nine clean sheets in their last 13 home European games.

• Wolfsburg won the second leg of their previous four two-legged Women's Champions League ties against Spanish teams.

• The German side have been beaten in their last two Women's Champions League matches. They have never lost three in a row.