VfL Wolfsburg Women Suffer Narrow Champions League Defeat

A controversial penalty hands AS Roma victory in Wolfsburg's opening group match.

Wolfsburg's women's team lost 0-1 to AS Roma in their first Champions League group stage game.
Manuela Giugliano scored the only goal of the match with a penalty in the 14th minute.
Lynn Wilms conceded the penalty after handling the ball in the penalty area.
Wolfsburg had strong attempts to equalize, with Marina Hegering and Vivien Endemann both hitting the crossbar.
The team will face Olympique Lyon at home on October 17, with Galatasaray Istanbul also in their group.