Inter Milan Women

UEFA Champions League Women

Inter Milan Women WLWWWL

3:1

Finished

Kick-off was 2 Sep, 17:30 BST

VfL Wolfsburg Women WWLWWL

Venue: Stadio Breda City: Sesto San Giovanni

In the UEFA Champions League Women game on 2 September 2026, Inter Milan Women beat VfL Wolfsburg Women 3:1. Match numbers: shots on target 4:5, possession, % 55.00:45.

Match report

Inter Milan Women Reclaim Pride Against Wolfsburg in Champions League Qualifier

Inter Milan Women saw off Wolfsburg Women 2-0 at Stadio Breda on Tuesday evening in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Women's Champions League. The result turned things around for the hosts after they had fallen 0-2 to their German opponents just days earlier on August 26th. Elisa Bartoli opened the scoring before half-time and Elisa Polli sealed the victory late on, sending Inter through with momentum heading into the next stage.

Bartoli found space in the box around the thirty-ninth minute to fire home, giving Inter a cushion before the break. By then the home side had been the more dangerous outfit, pressing forward with purpose and creating something of a gap in opportunity. Wolfsburg tried to respond after the restart but couldn't find the same rhythm, and Inter's confidence grew with every passing minute.

Polli made it two in the eighty-fourth minute, tapping in to put the result beyond doubt. The Germans had pulled one back in their previous meeting but this time Inter held firm, not allowing any late drama to creep in. There were plenty of changes from both managers as the game wore on, with substitutions coming at regular intervals to freshen up the legs.

Inter dominated possession at sixty percent and registered more attacks overall, 107 to 83, though Wolfsburg did manage to get four shots on target themselves. The hosts had ten corners to six and kept their shots on target at four, meaning they were clinical when it mattered. Wolfsburg's attacking output didn't quite match Inter's intensity, and their three shots on target came in spells where Inter were vulnerable.

The win brings Inter one step closer to the group stages and gives them a psychological edge over their German opponents. They had looked shell-shocked after that 2-0 defeat in late August, but this performance showed they hadn't forgotten how to win. Wolfsburg will need to regroup quickly if they want to stay in contention, while Inter can now look forward with some belief rather than doubt.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 55.00 – 45

Shots on target 4 – 5

Shots off target 3 – 2

Corners 12 – 12

⚽ 39' Elisa Bartoli — Goal ⇄ 45' smilla vallotto — Substitution 🟨 45+3' Marija Ana Milinković — Yellow card ⇄ 53' Brittany Cyrenie Raphino — Substitution ⇄ 60' Irene Santi — Substitution ⇄ 60' lea karolina vihjalmsdottir — Substitution ⇄ 61' Clarisse Le Bihan — Substitution ⇄ 63' Lara·Prasnikar — Substitution ⇄ 75' Benedetta Glionna — Substitution ⇄ 77' Cora Zicai — Substitution ⇄ 77' Thea Bjelde — Substitution ⚽ 84' Elisa Polli — Goal 🟨 90' Janina Minge — Yellow card 🟨 90+2' Anny Kerim-Lindland — Yellow card ⇄ 95' Lieske Carleer — Substitution ⇄ 99' Elisa Polli — Substitution 🟨 103' Masa Tomasevic — Yellow card ⚽ 111' Weronika Arasniewicz — Goal ⇄ 119' Svenja Huth — Substitution 🟨 120' Joelle Wedemeyer — Yellow card ⚽ 120+1' Marija Ana Milinković — Goal ⚽ 121' Janina Minge — Penalty ⚽ 123' Lina Magull — Penalty ⚽ 124' Ella Peddemors — Penalty ⚽ 124' Haley Bugeja — Penalty ⚽ 125' Sarai Linder — Penalty 🟨 125' Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir — Yellow card ⚽ 126' Olivia Schough — Penalty ⚽ 126' Weronika Arasniewicz — Penalty ⚽ 127' Marija Ana Milinković — Penalty ✗ 127' Camilla Kuver — Penalty missed

Match events

39' Inter Milan Women Goal Elisa Bartoli assist: Elisa Polli
45' VfL Wolfsburg Women Substitution smilla vallotto off: Weronika Arasniewicz
45+3' Inter Milan Women Yellow card Marija Ana Milinković
53' Inter Milan Women Substitution Brittany Cyrenie Raphino off: Haley Bugeja
60' Inter Milan Women Substitution Irene Santi off: Masa Tomasevic
60' Inter Milan Women Substitution lea karolina vihjalmsdottir off: Lina Magull
61' Inter Milan Women Substitution Clarisse Le Bihan off: Toni Payne
63' VfL Wolfsburg Women Substitution Lara·Prasnikar off: Anny Kerim-Lindland
75' Inter Milan Women Substitution Benedetta Glionna off: Olivia Schough
77' VfL Wolfsburg Women Substitution Cora Zicai off: Kessya Bussy
77' VfL Wolfsburg Women Substitution Thea Bjelde off: Joelle Wedemeyer
84' Inter Milan Women Goal Elisa Polli assist: Lina Magull
90' VfL Wolfsburg Women Yellow card Janina Minge
90+2' VfL Wolfsburg Women Yellow card Anny Kerim-Lindland
95' VfL Wolfsburg Women Substitution Lieske Carleer off: Sophia Kleinherne
99' Inter Milan Women Substitution Elisa Polli off: Marie Detruyer
103' Inter Milan Women Yellow card Masa Tomasevic
111' VfL Wolfsburg Women Goal Weronika Arasniewicz assist: Svenja Huth
119' VfL Wolfsburg Women Substitution Svenja Huth off: M. Alber
120' VfL Wolfsburg Women Yellow card Joelle Wedemeyer
120+1' Inter Milan Women Goal Marija Ana Milinković assist: Haley Bugeja
121' VfL Wolfsburg Women Penalty Janina Minge
123' Inter Milan Women Penalty Lina Magull
124' VfL Wolfsburg Women Penalty Ella Peddemors
124' Inter Milan Women Penalty Haley Bugeja
125' VfL Wolfsburg Women Penalty Sarai Linder
125' Inter Milan Women Yellow card Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir
126' Inter Milan Women Penalty Olivia Schough
126' VfL Wolfsburg Women Penalty Weronika Arasniewicz
127' Inter Milan Women Penalty Marija Ana Milinković
127' VfL Wolfsburg Women Penalty missed Camilla Kuver

Statistics

55.00 Possession, % 45

4 Shots on target 5

3 Shots off target 2

12 Corners 12

2 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

All statistics

0 Blocked shots 0

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir	1
4	Samantha van Diemen	4
5	Ivana Andrés Sanz	5
24	Marija Ana Milinković	24
33	Elisa Bartoli	33
6	Irene Santi	6
8	Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir	8
11	Clarisse Agathe Le Bihan	11
18	Benedetta Glionna	18
9	Elisa Polli	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Camilla Forcinella	12
35	Matilde Robbioni	35
15	Sheila García Gómez	15
10	Lina Maria Magull	10
16	M. Tomaszewicz	16
20	Marie Detruyer	20
21	Martina Tomaselli	21
22	Olivia Alma Charlotta Schough	22
29	Rachele Giudici	29
7	Haley Bugeja	7
17	Antionette Oyedupe Payne	17

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VfL Wolfsburg Women

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Stina Johannes	1
2	Thea Bjelde	2
3	L. Carleer	3
39	Sarai Linder	39
5	E. Peddemors	5
6	Janina Madeleine Minge	6
14	Smilla Vallotto	14
9	Lara Prašnikar	9
10	Svenja Anette Huth	10
28	Cora Nevena Zicai	28

Substitutes
#	Player	number
21	Martina Tufeković	21
22	Christina Schönwetter	22
4	Sophia Kleinherne	4
23	Lou Valérie Bugart	23
24	Marie-Joelle Wedemeyer	24
15	W. Arasniewicz	15
17	Katharina Piljić	17
18	M. Albert	18
19	Kessya Bussy	19
38	A. Kerim-Lindland	38