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Wolfsburg came from a goal down to overwhelm Manchester United and end the English side’s 100% record in the Women’s Champions League this season.<\/b><\/p>\n
In a frantic first half, Fridolina Rolfo’s 14th-minute opener – her third goal in as many games in the competition – put United ahead against her former club.<\/p>\n
But her fine header was cancelled out just three minutes later as Wolfsburg’s Ella Peddemors capitalised on a mix-up between visiting goalkeeper Safia Middleton-Patel and captain Maya le Tissier.<\/p>\n
An unintentional goal from Peddemors put the hosts in front in the 37th minute, with her delivery into the box evading everyone before squeezing past Middleton-Patel at the far post.<\/p>\n
Lineth Beerensteyn rifled home a third for the hosts in the 45th minute, but Melvine Malard gave United hope by replying in first-half stoppage time.<\/p>\n
However, Marc Skinner’s side struggled to match the She-Wolves’ intensity and Beerensteyn claimed her second, and her side’s fourth in the 65th minute.<\/p>\n
The Dutch forward shrugged off Julia Zigiotti Olme before sweeping a strike through the legs of Le Tissier and past Middleton-Patel.<\/p>\n
United’s defensive failings were again highlighted in added time when Jayde Riviere played a sloppy back-pass and Vivien Endemann latched on to it and rounded the keeper to slot home Wolfsburg’s fifth goal.<\/p>\n
“We have to learn from our mistakes because this is not good enough,” Rolfo told Disney+ after the game.<\/p>\n
“Defensively we struggled a lot. They could play through us too easy and we could not find our way back, so we struggled a lot.”<\/p>\n
It was a chastening night for United, who had won their opening three games in their debut Champions League campaign, impressing against Valerenga, Atletico Madrid and particularly Paris St-Germain at Old Trafford last week.<\/p>\n
But they dropped down to the fourth and final automatic qualification spot for the quarter-finals with this loss.<\/p>\n
Two-time winners Wolfsburg replaced United in third spot, although they both have nine points, and Chelsea could leapfrog them if they beat second-placed Barcelona on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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