By SCM Sports Writer l Wednesday, Nov.19.25
WOLFSBURG, GERMANY – Manchester United Women’s perfect European start came to a screeching, five-goal halt last night after they were utterly dismantled by a ruthless Wolfsburg side in a 5-2 thrashing at the intimidating Volkswagen Arena.
The grand stadium, usually home to their male counterparts and a symbol of German engineering prowess, became a house of horrors for Marc Skinner’s Red Devils as their inaugural Women’s Champions League campaign hit a brutal reality check.
United may have taken a brief, early lead through former Wolfsburg star Fridolina Rolfo, but the two-time European champions quickly shifted into overdrive. The atmosphere inside the Volkswagen Arena – electric despite the cold German air – visibly spurred on the home team.
The sheer scale of the 5-2 scoreline, with doubles from Ella Peddemors and Lineth Beerensteyn, will be a crushing blow back in Manchester.
The Volkswagen Arena crowd witnessed a series of defensive errors from the visitors, with the timing of the goals and blunders in the build-up proving Marc Skinner’s biggest nightmare.
”It’s gut-wrenching to concede five, especially in the way that we have,” a visibly dejected Skinner admitted after the final whistle in the German stadium’s press room.
The result, delivered with brutal efficiency on Wolfsburg’s home turf, sends the German side leapfrogging United in the table and proves that the Volkswagen Arena remains a fortress few English teams can conquer.
United must now quickly regroup if they are to salvage their European dream after their German road trip turned into a five-goal nightmare.
