VfL Wolfsburg vs RB Salzburg, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League

VfL Wolfsburg

3': Ridle Baku
60': Lukas Nmecha

FT
2 - 1

RB Salzburg

30': Maximilian Wöber

Salzburg's Champions League push stalls in loss to Wolfsburg

— Salzburg was made to wait to secure qualification for the Champions League knockout rounds after losing 2-1 at Wolfsburg on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Andreas Ulmer (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
1': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
2': Attempt missed. Karim Adeyemi (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
3': Attempt blocked. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
3': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt.
6': Foul by Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg).
6': Mohamed Camara (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Attempt missed. Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
8': Brenden Aaronson (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Foul by Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg).
9': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Yannick Gerhardt.
14': Foul by Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg).
14': Mohamed Camara (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
17': Foul by Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg).
17': Maximilian Wöber (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
20': Rasmus Kristensen (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
22': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
22': Mohamed Camara (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg).
24': Jérôme Onguéné (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt saved. Nicolas Seiwald (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
27': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Rasmus Kristensen tries a through ball, but Noah Okafor is caught offside.
28': Attempt blocked. Karim Adeyemi (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
28': Foul by Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg).
28': Mohamed Camara (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
30': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1. Maximilian Wöber (FC Red Bull Salzburg) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
31': Foul by Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg).
31': Mohamed Camara (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt with a cross.
37': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Andreas Ulmer tries a through ball, but Luka Sucic is caught offside.
39': Foul by John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg).
39': Karim Adeyemi (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
41': Attempt saved. Brenden Aaronson (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
41': Foul by Mohamed Camara (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
41': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
45': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg).
45'+1': Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
45'+1': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Mohamed Camara.
45'+2': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1.
45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1.
46': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
46': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Andreas Ulmer (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
49': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt missed. Karim Adeyemi (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Noah Okafor following a fast break.
50': Foul by Jérôme Onguéné (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
50': Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Attempt saved. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt.
54': Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Sucic.
54': Foul by Jérôme Onguéné (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
54': Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg).
55': Jérôme Onguéné (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Maximilian Wöber tries a through ball, but Brenden Aaronson is caught offside.
60': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
63': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Wout Weghorst.
63': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Benjamin Sesko replaces Karim Adeyemi.
64': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Josuha Guilavogui.
65': Attempt missed. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a fast break.
68': John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
72': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Renato Steffen replaces Paulo Otávio.
73': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Yannick Gerhardt.
74': Attempt saved. Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lukas Nmecha.
77': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Oumar Solet replaces Jérôme Onguéné.
77': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Junior Chukwubuike Adamu replaces Luka Sucic.
82': Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Camara.
82': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Mbabu replaces Aster Vranckx.
82': Foul by Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg).
82': Maximilian Wöber (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
83': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Kevin Mbabu.
84': Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald.
84': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
84': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald with a cross following a corner.
86': Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
86': Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Andreas Ulmer (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
87': Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Andreas Ulmer (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Attempt saved. Rasmus Kristensen (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
88': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Maximilian Wöber tries a through ball, but Junior Chukwubuike Adamu is caught offside.
89': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Maurits Kjærgaard replaces Mohamed Camara.
89': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Lukas Nmecha tries a through ball, but Dodi Lukébakio is caught offside.
90'+4': Brenden Aaronson (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
90'+6': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1.
0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1.
0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1.

Statistics

SLZ		WOB
13	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	1
2	Saves	5
57.6	Possession	42.4
12	SHOTS	8
6	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
436	Accurate Passes	296
549	Passes	409
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
1	Accurate Crosses	1
24	Crosses	7
0.0	Cross %	0.1
71	Long Balls	84
35	Accurate Long Balls	44
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	2
14	Effective Tackles	13
23	Tackles	23
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	12
6	Effective Clearances	28
6	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 16,112

Line-Ups

VfL Wolfsburg (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Koen Casteels (GK)
23	Josuha Guilavogui
25	John Brooks
4	Maxence Lacroix
27	Maximilian Arnold
8	Aster Vranckx
6	Paulo Otávio
20	Ridle Baku
9	Wout Weghorst
31	Yannick Gerhardt
10	Lukas Nmecha

VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:

Maximilian Philipp, Daniel Ginczek, Felix Nmecha, Pavao Pervan, Jérôme Roussillon, Renato Steffen, Dodi Lukebakio, Kevin Mbabu, Micky van de Ven.

RB Salzburg (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
18	Philipp Köhn (GK)
39	Maximilian Wöber
6	Jerome Onguene
19	Mohamed Camara
17	Andreas Ulmer
43	Rasmus Kristensen
11	Brenden Aaronson
21	Luka Sucic
13	Nicolas Seiwald
27	Karim Adeyemi
77	Noah Okafor

RB Salzburg Substitutes:

Oumar Solet, Daouda Guindo, Junior Adamu, Kilian Ludewig, Antoine Bernede, Bernardo, Maurits Kjaergaard, Benjamin Sesko, Mamady Diambou, Nico Mantl, Alexander Walke.

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