In Lyon, the tournament debutants face a club who have gone 118 competitive games without losing other than on penalties.Despite those achievements, Wolfsburg midfielder Martina Mueller insisted her side were not intimidated by Lyon.Their fearsome form continued in the semi-finals, where fellow French team Juvisy were beaten 9-1 on aggregate thanks to doubles in both legs from the club's second all-time goalscorer Lotta Schelin. Mueller's belief comes from a breakthrough season for the north German team in which they have won their first Bundesliga and German Cup titles, as well as defeating Arsenal 4-1 on aggregate to make the Stamford Bridge showpiece.The Sweden striker will take on an ever more important role in the final after fellow attacker Laetitia Tonazzi, who has scored 17 top-flight goals this term, was ruled out with a calf injury. Unfortunately for Wolfsburg, striker Selina Wagner - who scored in the second leg against Arsenal - will miss the fixture after being ruled out for six months with a ruptured cruciate knee ligament. In better news for Lyon, Swiss midfielder Lara Dickenmann is expected to have overcome a calf problem in time for the match.We announced during pre-season training that we wanted to win everything. With the girls, we set ourselves the challenge of winning as many games as possible and of achieving our goals.Lyon have also established a track record of beating German opposition, after seeing off Turbine Potsdam and Frankfurt in the previous two Women's Champions League finals.
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