UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, March 12, 2015
Internazionale DWWLD 1
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VfL Wolfsburg WDWWL 3
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INT101
WOB123
1st Leg · Volkswagen Arena

Match Report

Kevin De Bruyne scores twice to lead Wolfsburg over Inter in first leg

Kevin De Bruyne inspired Wolfsburg to a 3-1 win over Inter Milan to put the Germans in control of their Europa League last-16 tie.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
6
7
Saves
1
43.7
Possession
56.3
12
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
10
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
381
Accurate Passes
513
473
Passes
601
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
26
0.1
Cross %
0.2
57
Long Balls
75
26
Accurate Long Balls
51
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
5
Blocked Shots
1
13
Effective Tackles
11
16
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
30
Effective Clearances
16
30
Clearances
16

Lineups

WOB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Diego BenaglioG
  2. 31Robin KnocheCD-L
  3. 25NaldoCD-R
  4. 34Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 8VieirinhaRB
  6. 14Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 22Luiz GustavoLM
  8. 23Josuha GuilavoguiRM
  9. 12Bas DostF
  10. 17André SchürrleAM-L
  11. 7Daniel CaligiuriAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Ivan PerisicSUB
  2. 20Max GrünSUB
  3. 5Timm KloseSUB
  4. 24Sebastian JungSUB
  5. 3Nicklas BendtnerSUB
  6. 15Christian TräschSUB
  7. 4Marcel SchäferSUB

INT · 4-3-1-2

  1. 30Juan Pablo CarrizoG
  2. 5Juan JesusCD-L
  3. 23Andrea RanocchiaCD-R
  4. 21Davide SantonLB
  5. 33Danilo D'AmbrosioRB
  6. 8Rodrigo PalacioM
  7. 18Gary MedelCM
  8. 91Xherdan ShaqiriAM
  9. 88HernanesLM
  10. 13Fredy GuarínRM
  11. 9Mauro IcardiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Dodô
  2. 6Marco Andreolli
  3. 10Mateo Kovacic
  4. 17Zdravko Kuzmanovic
  5. 1Samir Handanovic
  6. 15Nemanja Vidić
  7. 28George Puscas

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Inter Milan 1. Rodrigo Palacio (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
  2. 28' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, Inter Milan 1. Naldo (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
  3. 30' Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 34' Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Christian Träsch replaces André Schürrle.
  6. 58' Substitution, Inter Milan. Nemanja Vidic replaces Hernanes.
  7. 63' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, Inter Milan 1. Kevin De Bruyne (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vieirinha.
  8. 70' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Nicklas Bendtner replaces Bas Dost.
  9. 71' Naldo (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 74' Nemanja Vidic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 75' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 3, Inter Milan 1. Kevin De Bruyne (VfL Wolfsburg) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  12. 82' Substitution, Inter Milan. Zdravko Kuzmanovic replaces Davide Santon.
  13. 82' Substitution, Inter Milan. Mateo Kovacic replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  14. 83' Andrea Ranocchia (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 88' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Ivan Perisic replaces Vieirinha.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.