WOLFSBURG. Lille conquers VfL Wolfsburg 3-1. Lille was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with B. Yilmaz (11′), J. David (72′) and A. Gomes (78′). VfL Wolfsburg reduced the distance with a goal (89′) by R. Steffen, but there was not much to do for them. VfL Wolfsburg lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA stadium in Wolfsburg on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Orsato who had the assistance of Alessandro Giallatini and Fabiano Preti. The 4th official was Daniele Doveri. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.5 degrees Celsius or 34.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 9 Total 13
- 2 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 7
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 111 Attack 114
- 65 Dangerous attack 35
- 65 Ball safe 70
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
Fouls
- 22 Total 8
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
VfL Wolfsburg had a superior ball possession 56% while Lille was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
VfL Wolfsburg was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Lille was capable to find the solution to win this match.
VfL Wolfsburg shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lille shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
VfL Wolfsburg received 4 yellow cards (S. Bornauw, M. Arnold, J. Roussillon and R. Steffen). Regarding the opposition, Lille received 3 yellow cards (J. Fonte, J. Ikone and R. Mandava).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this match, VfL Wolfsburg will stay with 5 points to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Lille will have 11 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
VfL Wolfsburg – Formation
VfL Wolfsburg
63'
17'
89'
VfL Wolfsburg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Florian Kohfeldt decided to play with the following team: Koen Casteels , Kevin Mbabu , Maxence Lacroix , Sebastiaan Bornauw , Paulo Otávio , Maximilian Arnold , Josuha Guilavogui , Aster Vranckx , Luca Waldschmidt , Yannick Gerhardt and Wout Weghorst .
The home team had on the bench: Felix Nmecha , Dodi Lukebakio , Maximilian Philipp, Renato Steffen , Ridle Baku , Micky van de Ven, Daniel Ginczek, John Brooks, Jérôme Roussillon and Pavao Pervan.
Substitutions
VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: Y. Gerhardt for D. Lukebakio (46′), P. Otavio for J. Roussillon (63′), K. Mbabu for R. Baku (63′), J. Guilavogui for F. Nmecha (75′) and L. Waldschmidt for R. Steffen (75′).
Best player: Maximilian Arnold
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Maximilian Arnold.
His rating is with 58 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.
Lille – Formation
LOSC Lille
Lille started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Jocelyn Gourvennec played with: Ivo Grbić , Zeki Çelik , José Fonte , Sven Botman , Reinildo Isnard Mandava , Jonathan Ikoné , Benjamin André , Renato Sanches , Gabriel Gudmundsson , Jonathan David and Burak Yılmaz .
They had on the bench: Angel Gomes , Cheikh Niasse, Amadou Onana , Tiago Djaló , Jules Raux, Yusuf Yazıcı and Rocco Ascone.
Substitutions
Lille made 4 changes: G. Gudmundsson for A. Gomes (68′), B. Yilmaz for A. Onana (75′), J. Ikone for Y. Yazici (83′) and Z. Celik for T. Djalo (83′).
Best player: Jonathan Ikoné
The most impressive player for Lille was Jonathan Ikoné even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 26 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- VfL Wolfsburg – Lille – 1-3
- Salzburg – Sevilla – 1-0
- Manchester United – Young Boys – 1-1
- Zenit – Chelsea – 3-3
- Juventus – Malmö FF – 1-0
- Benfica – Dynamo Kyiv – 2-0
- FC Bayern München – FC Barcelona – 3-0
