VfL Wolfsburg vs Lille, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
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Lille beat Wolfsburg to top Group G, reach Champions League last 16
Lille reached the knockout stage of the Champions League for the second time when they claimed an emphatic 3-1 win at Wolfsburg.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 4': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 4': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Reinildo.
- 11': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Lille 1. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné following a fast break.
- 12': Attempt missed. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt.
- 14': Foul by Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 14': Reinildo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 17': Renato Sanches (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Foul by José Fonte (Lille).
- 18': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': José Fonte (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 19': Reinildo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu with a cross.
- 28': Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Reinildo (Lille).
- 28': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross.
- 28': Foul by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 28': Jonathan David (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Reinildo.
- 32': Attempt missed. Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 35': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 36': Foul by Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 36': Reinildo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu with a cross.
- 41': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by José Fonte.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross.
- 43': Foul by Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 43': Sven Botman (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, Lille 1.
- 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 0, Lille 1.
- 45': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Yannick Gerhardt.
- 46': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Lille).
- 46': Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Attempt missed. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 46': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by José Fonte.
- 47': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 50': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 50': Jonathan David (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 53': Attempt saved. Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by José Fonte.
- 53': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
- 54': Foul by Renato Sanches (Lille).
- 54': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 58': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Benjamin André.
- 58': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 58': Ivo Grbic (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Reinildo.
- 59': Foul by Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 59': Ivo Grbic (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Reinildo (Lille).
- 61': Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 61': Jonathan David (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Paulo Otávio.
- 63': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Ridle Baku replaces Kevin Mbabu.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
- 64': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan David.
- 65': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 65': Attempt blocked. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné.
- 66': Foul by Jonathan Ikoné (Lille).
- 66': Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Foul by Jonathan David (Lille).
- 68': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Lille. Angel Gomes replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 69': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Maximilian Arnold.
- 70': Dodi Lukébakio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Angel Gomes (Lille).
- 72': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Lille 2. Jonathan David (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Angel Gomes with a through ball.
- 74': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Renato Steffen replaces Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.
- 75': Substitution, Lille. Amadou Onana replaces Burak Yilmaz.
- 75': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Nmecha replaces Josuha Guilavogui.
- 75': Foul by Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 75': José Fonte (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 78': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Lille 3. Angel Gomes (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné.
- 82': Attempt saved. Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin André.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Jonathan David (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 82': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Ridle Baku.
- 83': Substitution, Lille. Tiago Djaló replaces Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
- 84': Substitution, Lille. Yusuf Yazici replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Renato Sanches (Lille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiago Djaló.
- 84': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Tiago Djaló.
- 87': Foul by Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 87': Yusuf Yazici (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Attempt missed. Jonathan David (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Amadou Onana following a set piece situation.
- 89': Amadou Onana (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 89': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, Lille 3. Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
- 90': Foul by Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 90': Renato Sanches (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Dodi Lukébakio (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 90'+2': Reinildo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Reinildo (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, Lille 3.
- 0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, Lille 3.
Statistics
 LILL |
WOB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 22 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 43.6 | Possession | 56.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 272 | Accurate Passes | 356 |
| 375 | Passes | 461 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 5 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 16 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 20 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 6,544
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 6,544
Line-Ups
VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 3 | Sebastiaan Bornauw  |
| 4 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 6 | Paulo Otávio |
| 19 | Kevin Mbabu |
| 7 | Luca Waldschmidt |
| 23 | Josuha Guilavogui |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 9 | Wout Weghorst |
| 31 | Yannick Gerhardt |
| 8 | Aster Vranckx |
Lille (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ivo Grbic (GK) |
| 4 | Sven Botman |
| 6 | José Fonte |
| 28 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 2 | Zeki Çelik |
| 18 | Renato Sanches |
| 21 | Benjamin André |
| 5 | Gabriel Gudmundsson |
| 10 | Jonathan Ikoné |
| 17 | Burak Yilmaz |
| 9 | Jonathan David |
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