Wolfsburg ride luck to beat Barca and reach Women's Champions League final

Soccer Football - Women's Champions League - Semi Final - VfL Wolfsburg v FC Barcelona - Reale Arena, San Sebastian, Spain - August 25, 2020 Wolfsburg players celebrate after the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Gabriel Bouys/Pool via REUTERS

Wolfsburg ground out a 1-0 win over Barcelona on Tuesday to reach the Women's Champions League final for a fifth time.

Sweden forward Fridolina Rolfo put the Germans ahead against the run of the play in the 58th minute, firing in from close range as Barca, beaten finalists last year, failed to clear the danger.

Barca had 16 attempts on goal but only once managed to test Wolfsburg keeper Friederike Abt, who saved a header from Nigerian forward Asisat Oshoala in the first half which appeared to deflect off the hand of Wolfsburg defender Kathrin Hendrich, but the Spanish side's appeals for a penalty were ignored.

Soccer Football - Women's Champions League - Semi Final - VfL Wolfsburg v FC Barcelona - Reale Arena, San Sebastian, Spain - August 25, 2020 Wolfsburg's Ewa Pajor in action with Barcelona's Marta Torrejon, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Gabriel Bouys/Pool via REUTERS

Oshoala headed narrowly over the bar soon after Rolfo's goal while Spain internationals Mariona Caldentey and Jennifer Hermoso also missed the target.

Wolfsburg saw the game out to book their place in the final on Aug. 30 against either holders Olympique Lyonnais or Paris St Germain, who meet on Wednesday.

Soccer Football - Women's Champions League - Semi Final - VfL Wolfsburg v FC Barcelona - Reale Arena, San Sebastian, Spain - August 25, 2020 Wolfsburg's Fridolina Rolfo scores their first goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Gabriel Bouys/Pool via REUTERS

(Reporting by Richard Martin, editing by Pritha Sarkar)