Bayern, Wolfsburg Record Victories As Popp Makes A Comeback
Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji
German National team player Popp returns to the pitch after a long injury in the win against Freiburg.
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VfL Wolfsburg demonstrated its strength in the top battle in the women’s Bundesliga and celebrated the Bundesliga comeback of German captain Alexandra Popp.
The cup winner came earned a safe 4-1 win against SC Freiburg on Sunday. Popp enters her first competitive game in nine months. This also increases their chances of participating in the European Championships in England in July.
With one game less, Wolfsburg is two points behind defending champions FC Bayern Munich, who defeated 1. FC Köln 6-0 with 35 points. Lea Schüller was successful in front of goal three times. The other goals were scored by Hanna Glas, Viviane Asseyi, and Saki Kumagai.
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The focus of the matchday 15 league game was Popp’s comeback. The 2016 Olympic champion suffered a cartilage tear in her knee in April 2021. After the subsequent operation, she fought back, but had to undergo another small operation at the end of January.
Dominique Janssen with a penalty (15th minute), Pauline Bremer (48th), Rebecka Blomqvist (51st), and national player Tabea Waßmuth (59th) scored during Wolfsburg’s eleventh win in the 14th league game of the season.
On Saturday, Eintracht Frankfurt won the chasing duel with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3-2. The hosts now have 31 points and are tied for third place in the table with Hoffenheim. The top three qualify for the Champions League at the end of the season.
In a turbulent game, Frankfurt fell behind early on due to an own goal by the Brazilian Letícia Santos (9th minute). Barbara Dunst (56th) and Lara Prasnikar (68th) turned the game in favor of the Hessians. Chantal Hagel (83rd) equalized again for the guests, but only 120 seconds later debutant Anna Aehling scored in front of 1000 spectators to win for Eintracht.
Meanwhile…
League Champion, FC Bayern Munich welcomes defending champions VfL Wolfsburg in the semifinals of the DFB Cup.
Bobsleigh Olympic champion Laura Nolte ensured the duel between the two leading women’s teams in Germany during the draw on Sunday evening on ARD in the German Football Museum in Dortmund.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Turbine Potsdam will contest the second semi-final. The semi-finals will be held on April 17th and 18th. The final will take place in Cologne on May 28th.
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