Soccer

Wolfsburg secures women's Champions League final berth on Rolfo's 2nd-half goal

Fridolina Rolfo scored early in the second half Tuesday to give Wolfsburg a 1-0 over Barcelona and a spot in the women's Champions League final.

German club to meet Paris Saint-Germain or 4-time defending champs Lyon for title

Wolfsburg players celebrate their 1-0 win over Barcelona to clinch a berth in Sunday's final of the women's Champions League. Fridolina Rolfö, second from right, scored the lone goal. (Gabriel Bouys/Getty Images)

Fridolina Rolfö scored early in the second half Tuesday to give Wolfsburg a 1-0 over Barcelona and a spot in the women's Champions League final.

The German club will play for the title against either Paris Saint-Germain or four-time defending champion Lyon. The French clubs will meet in the other semifinal on Wednesday.

Wolfsburg won its two European titles in 2013 and 2014.

Barcelona lost last year's final to Lyon and has yet to win the competition.

WATCH | Rolfö's solitary strike puts Wolfsburg in women's Champions League final:

Fridolina Rolfö sends Wolfsburg to UEFA Women's Champions League final

4 years ago
Duration 1:22
Wolfsburg will compete in their fifth UEFA Women's Champions League final after a 1-0 win over Barcelona.

The Spanish club dominated much of the match at Anoeta Stadium but couldn't capitalize on its scoring opportunities.

Rolfö scored the winning goal with a shot from close range in the 58th minute.

"It says a lot about the club that everybody wants to win and has a strong winning mentality, even if we didn't play our best today," she said. "We were a little bit lucky but I'm so proud that we did it."

The final will be on Sunday in the northern Spanish city of San Sebastian, which is holding the mini-tournament that began with the quarter-finals.

Barcelona's men's team was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in Portugal, losing 8-2 to Bayern Munich.

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