UEFA Champions League

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

· UEFA Champions League
VfL Wolfsburg
  • 48': Renato Steffen
  • Red Card 85': Josuha Guilavogui
FT
1 - 1
Sevilla
  • 87': Ivan Rakitić (P)

Sevilla's Rakitic snatches point with disputed penalty at Wolfsburg

Sevilla's Ivan Rakitic scored a hotly-disputed penalty three minutes from time as they rescued a 1-1 draw at Wolfsburg.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Hand ball by Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 1': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 1': Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 1': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Joan Jordán (Sevilla) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
  • 6': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Renato Steffen.
  • 10': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 10': Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Suso (Sevilla).
  • 13': Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 16': Marcos Acuña (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
  • 20': Foul by Papu Gómez (Sevilla).
  • 20': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
  • 22': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Jérôme Roussillon.
  • 23': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Josuha Guilavogui.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Jules Koundé (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Suso with a cross.
  • 24': Foul by Suso (Sevilla).
  • 24': Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Suso (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Foul by Rafa Mir (Sevilla).
  • 28': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Suso with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Foul by Fernando (Sevilla).
  • 31': Koen Casteels (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 32': Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Suso (Sevilla) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Papu Gómez.
  • 41': Foul by Rafa Mir (Sevilla).
  • 41': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Jérôme Roussillon.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Suso (Sevilla) left footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Rafa Mir (Sevilla).
  • 45'+3': Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Rafa Mir (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, Sevilla 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 0, Sevilla 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Sevilla. Karim Rekik replaces Marcos Acuña because of an injury.
  • 47': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 47': Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Hand ball by Karim Rekik (Sevilla).
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio with a cross.
  • 48': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, Sevilla 0. Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 50': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 50': Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
  • 52': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 52': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Substitution, Sevilla. Erik Lamela replaces Suso.
  • 53': Substitution, Sevilla. Ivan Rakitic replaces Rafa Mir.
  • 55': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Diego Carlos (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Papu Gómez with a cross.
  • 56': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Maxence Lacroix following a fast break.
  • 61': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Jérôme Roussillon.
  • 62': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Lukas Nmecha replaces Kevin Mbabu.
  • 64': Foul by Erik Lamela (Sevilla).
  • 64': Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Hand ball by Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla).
  • 70': Foul by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 70': Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Substitution, Sevilla. Iván Romero replaces Joan Jordán.
  • 70': Offside, Sevilla. Papu Gómez tries a through ball, but Iván Romero is caught offside.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Nmecha with a through ball.
  • 72': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Renato Steffen with a cross following a corner.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
  • 73': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Lukas Nmecha tries a through ball, but Dodi Lukébakio is caught offside.
  • 74': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt replaces Renato Steffen.
  • 74': Substitution, Sevilla. Munir El Haddadi replaces Lucas Ocampos.
  • 76': Foul by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 76': Munir El Haddadi (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernando.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Diego Carlos (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 78': Foul by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 78': Iván Romero (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 79': Munir El Haddadi (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
  • 82': Karim Rekik (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Penalty Sevilla. Erik Lamela draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 83': Penalty conceded by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 84': VAR Decision: Penalty Sevilla.
  • 85': Second yellow card to Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg) for a bad foul.
  • 85': Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, Sevilla 1. Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 89': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
  • 90': Erik Lamela (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Foul by Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 90'+1': Foul by Munir El Haddadi (Sevilla).
  • 90'+1': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt replaces Wout Weghorst.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Munir El Haddadi (Sevilla) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Erik Lamela.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 90'+5': Munir El Haddadi (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Jules Koundé (Sevilla).
  • 90'+5': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, Sevilla 1.
  • 0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, Sevilla 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 15
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 1
11 Corner Kicks 1
1 Saves 3
69.5 Possession 30.5
10 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
504 Accurate Passes 181
588 Passes 265
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 3
34 Crosses 3
0.1 Cross % 1.0
61 Long Balls 46
40 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
2 Effective Tackles 7
5 Tackles 17
0.4 Tackle % 0.4
6 Interceptions 9
6 Effective Clearances 30
6 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 11,733

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Koen Casteels (GK)
3 Sebastiaan Bornauw
4 Maxence Lacroix Yellow Card
15 Jérôme Roussillon Yellow Card
19 Kevin Mbabu Yellow Card
28 Dodi Lukebakio
27 Maximilian Arnold
23 Josuha Guilavogui Yellow Card
9 Wout Weghorst Yellow Card
11 Renato Steffen Yellow Card
20 Ridle Baku
VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
Micky van de Ven, Felix Nmecha, Niklas Klinger, Lukas Nmecha, Pavao Pervan, Daniel Ginczek, Maximilian Philipp, Luca Waldschmidt, Yannick Gerhardt, Aster Vranckx.

SEV Sevilla (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Yassine Bounou (GK)
20 Diego Carlos
23 Jules Koundé
19 Marcos Acuña
16 Jesús Navas
24 Alejandro Gómez
8 Joan Jordán
25 Fernando
12 Rafa Mir Yellow Card
5 Lucas Ocampos
7 Suso Yellow Card
Sevilla Substitutes:
Marko Dmitrovic, Óliver Torres, Karim Rekik, Erik Lamela, Ivan Rakitić, Iván Romero, Alfonso Pastor, Ludwig Augustinsson, Thomas Delaney, Gonzalo Montiel, Munir El Haddadi, Óscar Rodríguez.

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