Royal class of women: Bavaria and Wolfsburg in front of historical duel!

Royal class of women: Bavaria and Wolfsburg in front of historical duel!

The current season in the women's Champions League is a decisive challenge for the German clubs to demonstrate their international competitiveness. Already last year FC Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg were the DFB Cup winner at the start, and this year they are also ready to show themselves on the big stage of women's football. But the competition becomes stronger, especially through financially strong clubs from countries such as Spain, France and England.

The ambitions are clearly defined. VfL Wolfsburg coach Tommy Stroot said before the opening game at AS Rome on Tuesday: "At least one team has to come to the quarter -finals, which is my expectations for German football." This not only shows the pressure that lies on the team, but also the hope they put in their skills.

The goals of the Munich women

in Munich, President Herbert Hainer has already made it clear that Bayern want to go to the top both nationally and internationally. "Where FC Bayern competes, it also wants to be at the forefront," said Hainer. Despite their national dominance with three championship titles in four years, the international success for Bayern will be left out. The best result in the Champions League has so far only been reaching the semi -final.

The immediate past of the teams is sobering. In the last Champions League season, both teams were eliminated in the group phase. This resulted in no German team was represented in the quarter -finals; Eintracht Frankfurt failed in the knockout round, and the women from Wolfsburg had already failed in qualification.

history and challenges

The last German club that was able to win the Champions League of women was the 1st FFC Frankfurt in 2015. The dominance of teams such as Olympique Lyon, who have already won the trophy six times, and FC Barcelona, ​​who won the title three times, shows the challenges with which German women's football is faced with.

for VfL Wolfsburg and FC Bayern there will be serious opponents in the upcoming group phase. The Wolfsburgers have to prove themselves against the record winner Olympique Lyon and Galatasaray Istanbul, while the Munich women are dealing with Arsenal WFC, Valerenga IF and Juventus Turin. Bayern sports director Bianca Rech described her group as "very promising" and underlined the goal of being represented in the quarter-finals.

The failure of the Wolfsburg women last season has nevertheless produced a clear motivation. Stroot believes that the failed participation has created "a huge greed" with his players last season in order to better cut off this time. Your determination to show what you are made of is now being put to the test.

The two German teams are standing ago. The next games in the Champions League follow quickly and the time to relax is tight. After the international duels, Wolfsburg will be the top game against FC Bayern, the current league leader of the Bundesliga on Saturday. It remains to be seen whether the teams can meet their ambitions and become the pioneers in European women's football again. Further information on the developments are here find.