UEFA Champions League

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

· UEFA Champions League
RB Salzburg
  • 3': Karim Adeyemi
  • 65': Noah Okafor
  • 77': Noah Okafor
FT
3 - 1
VfL Wolfsburg
  • 15': Lukas Nmecha

Salzburg beats Wolfsburg to extend group lead in CL

— Salzburg's young squad took a big step closer to reaching the Champions League knockout stage with a 3-1 win over Wolfsburg on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Maximilian Wöber (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 2': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Karim Adeyemi (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald following a fast break.
  • 5': Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 6': Hand ball by Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 8': Attempt missed. Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Dodi Lukébakio (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John Brooks following a fast break.
  • 12': Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald with a through ball.
  • 14': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Maximilian Wöber.
  • 15': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  • 16': Dangerous play by Andreas Ulmer (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 16': Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 18': Foul by Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 18': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 19': Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Mohamed Camara (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 22': Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Brenden Aaronson (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Foul by Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 27': Brenden Aaronson (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 29': Foul by Mohamed Camara (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 29': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Maximilian Arnold.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
  • 33': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Andreas Ulmer tries a through ball, but Brenden Aaronson is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Jérôme Onguéné (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 34': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
  • 36': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Lukas Nmecha.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Rasmus Kristensen (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Foul by Dodi Lukébakio (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 38': Rasmus Kristensen (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 39': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 39': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Maximilian Wöber.
  • 41': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Jérôme Roussillon.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andreas Ulmer.
  • 44': Hand ball by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 45': Attempt saved. Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
  • 47': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 47': Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jérôme Onguéné.
  • 56': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Karim Adeyemi (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson with a cross.
  • 57': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
  • 58': Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 58': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Dodi Lukébakio (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 64': Mohamed Camara (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
  • 65': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 2, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 66': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Nicolás Capaldo replaces Mohamed Camara.
  • 67': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Nicolás Capaldo tries a through ball, but Brenden Aaronson is caught offside.
  • 69': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Andreas Ulmer.
  • 70': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Kevin Mbabu.
  • 70': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Paulo Otávio replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
  • 70': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Nmecha replaces Ridle Baku.
  • 71': Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Jérôme Onguéné (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 72': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Bernardo replaces Maximilian Wöber.
  • 75': Foul by Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 75': Karim Adeyemi (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
  • 77': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Bernardo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Sucic with a cross.
  • 77': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo following a corner.
  • 79': Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Andreas Ulmer (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 80': Foul by Andreas Ulmer (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 80': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top right corner.
  • 81': Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 81': Paulo Otávio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Renato Steffen with a cross.
  • 84': Brenden Aaronson (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 84': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Karim Adeyemi (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson with a through ball.
  • 85': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
  • 86': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Daouda Guindo replaces Andreas Ulmer.
  • 87': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Junior Chukwubuike Adamu replaces Karim Adeyemi.
  • 87': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Roko Simic replaces Noah Okafor.
  • 87': Dodi Lukébakio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 87': Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 89': Foul by Junior Chukwubuike Adamu (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
  • 89': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Roko Simic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 10
3 Saves 1
45.7 Possession 54.3
8 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
275 Accurate Passes 327
344 Passes 407
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.4
48 Long Balls 50
34 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 9
17 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 7
15 Effective Clearances 7
15 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Red Bull Arena Salzburg
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Attendance: 29,520

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
18 Philipp Köhn (GK)
39 Maximilian Wöber
6 Jerome Onguene
19 Mohamed Camara Yellow Card
17 Andreas Ulmer
43 Rasmus Kristensen
11 Brenden Aaronson
13 Nicolas Seiwald
21 Luka Sucic
27 Karim Adeyemi
77 Noah Okafor
RB Salzburg Substitutes:
Mamady Diambou, Junior Adamu, Kilian Ludewig, Bryan Okoh, Maurits Kjaergaard, Nico Mantl, Alexander Walke, Bernardo, Roko Simic, Daouda Guindo, Nicolás Capaldo, Antoine Bernede.

WOB VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Koen Casteels (GK)
25 John Brooks
4 Maxence Lacroix
15 Jérôme Roussillon
19 Kevin Mbabu Yellow Card
28 Dodi Lukebakio
27 Maximilian Arnold
8 Aster Vranckx
10 Lukas Nmecha
11 Renato Steffen
20 Ridle Baku
VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
Daniel Ginczek, Paulo Otávio, Felix Nmecha, Pavao Pervan, Micky van de Ven, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Niklas Klinger, Maximilian Philipp.

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