VfL Wolfsburg vs Sevilla, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueSevilla'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
SEV |
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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
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 11,733
Line-Ups
VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 3 | Sebastiaan Bornauw |
| 4 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 15 | Jérôme Roussillon |
| 19 | Kevin Mbabu |
| 28 | Dodi Lukebakio |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 23 | Josuha Guilavogui |
| 9 | Wout Weghorst |
| 11 | Renato Steffen |
| 20 | Ridle Baku |
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 |
| 5 | Lucas Ocampos |
| 7 | Suso |
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