UEFA Champions League

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

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  • Red Card 62': John Brooks

USMNT'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

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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

Line-Ups

LILL 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 Yellow Card
20 Angel Gomes
10 Jonathan Ikoné Yellow Card
17 Burak Yilmaz
9 Jonathan David

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

No. Name
1 Koen Casteels (GK)
25 John Brooks Yellow Card
4 Maxence Lacroix Yellow Card
15 Jérôme Roussillon
19 Kevin Mbabu
17 Maximilian Philipp
27 Maximilian Arnold
23 Josuha Guilavogui Yellow Card
9 Wout Weghorst
11 Renato Steffen
20 Ridle Baku

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