The English Arsenal snatched the draw at the end of the match against the Germans of Wolfsburg (1-1), Wednesday in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League at the Emirates Stadium in London. The German Tebea Wassmuth opened the scoring with a header, receiving a cross from the right of Maria-Joelle Wedemeyer (19th). With this ninth goal, Wassmuth consolidates her position at the top of the scoring charts. But the English, very combative, equalized in the 89th minute by Carlotte Wubben-Moy (89th), who came from her defense to deceive Almuth Schult by bringing to fruition a completely missed free kick from the American Tobin Heath. Wolfsburg, at the top of the Bundesliga ahead of Bayern after 17 days, finished top of group A on goal difference, tied on points with Juventus (2nd) and Chelsea (3rd). The German club won this C1 in 2013 (against Lyon in the final) and 2014.
The London club, for its part, put its name on the list in 2007. This year, it came out second in group C, tied on points with Hoffenheim (3rd) but behind the untouchable defending champion, FC Barcelona ( 6 wins in 6 matches, only 1 goal conceded). The return match will be played on Thursday March 31 (6:45 p.m.) in Germany.