Lille vs VfL Wolfsburg, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
62': John BrooksUSMNT's John Brooks sent off in Lille-Wolfsburg draw in Champions League draw
Lille kicked off their Champions League campaign in disappointing fashion as they were held to a 0-0 home draw by 10-man VfL Wolfsburg.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 7': Maximilian Philipp (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 10': Reinildo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 11': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 13': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 13': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
- 13': Attempt missed. Sven Botman (Lille) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Xeka with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 22': Offside, Lille. Sven Botman tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
- 24': Offside, Lille. Angel Gomes tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt missed. Jonathan David (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 31': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
- 31': Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Benjamin André (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Offside, Lille. Jonathan David tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
- 37': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 38': Attempt missed. Angel Gomes (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Reinildo following a set piece situation.
- 41': Sven Botman (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 43': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 45'+2': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 45'+2': John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Lille 0, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lille 0, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 46': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 49': VAR Decision: No Goal Lille 0-0 VfL Wolfsburg.
- 51': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 51': Jonathan David (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 52': Xeka (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xeka with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 54': Attempt missed. Angel Gomes (Lille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné.
- 55': Angel Gomes (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 55': Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Attempt missed. Maximilian Philipp (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
- 60': Offside, Lille. Reinildo tries a through ball, but Angel Gomes is caught offside.
- 61': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Ridle Baku.
- 61': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt replaces Renato Steffen.
- 62': Hand ball by John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 62': Second yellow card to John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg) for hand ball.
- 63': Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Attempt saved. Jonathan David (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sven Botman.
- 64': Foul by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 64': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Lukas Nmecha replaces Wout Weghorst.
- 66': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Sebastiaan Bornauw replaces Maximilian Philipp.
- 66': Attempt missed. Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 68': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Maxence Lacroix tries a through ball, but Lukas Nmecha is caught offside.
- 69': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Josuha Guilavogui.
- 69': Attempt blocked. José Fonte (Lille) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin André.
- 69': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by José Fonte.
- 69': Foul by Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 69': Sven Botman (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt missed. Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.
- 74': Substitution, Lille. Yusuf Yazici replaces Angel Gomes.
- 74': Substitution, Lille. Isaac Lihadji replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
- 76': Dodi Lukébakio (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Foul by Reinildo (Lille).
- 78': Foul by Jonathan David (Lille).
- 78': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 79': Yusuf Yazici (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Josuha Guilavogui.
- 81': Foul by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 81': Reinildo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Lille. Amadou Onana replaces Xeka.
- 84': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt replaces Jérôme Roussillon because of an injury.
- 84': Offside, Lille. Mehmet Zeki Çelik tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
- 85': Offside, Lille. Yusuf Yazici tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
- 85': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Attempt missed. Benjamin André (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Isaac Lihadji.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Amadou Onana (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Fonte.
- 90'+3': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 90'+3': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. José Fonte (Lille) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 90'+6': Amadou Onana (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 90'+7': VAR Decision: No Penalty Lille.
- 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Lille 0, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 0': Match ends, Lille 0, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 0': Match ends, Lille 0, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
Statistics
 WOB |
LILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 5 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 6 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 46.6 | Possession | 53.4 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 337 | Accurate Passes | 396 |
| 433 | Passes | 482 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 7 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 18 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 20 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 34,314
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 34,314
Line-Ups
Lille (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ivo Grbic (GK) |
| 4 | Sven Botman |
| 6 | José Fonte |
| 28 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 2 | Zeki Çelik |
| 8 | Xeka |
| 21 | Benjamin André  |
| 20 | Angel Gomes |
| 10 | Jonathan Ikoné |
| 17 | Burak Yilmaz |
| 9 | Jonathan David |
VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 25 | John Brooks |
| 4 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 15 | Jérôme Roussillon |
| 19 | Kevin Mbabu |
| 17 | Maximilian Philipp |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 23 | Josuha Guilavogui |
| 9 | Wout Weghorst |
| 11 | Renato Steffen |
| 20 | Ridle Baku |
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