Champions League: Lille prevails over VfL Wolfsburg 3-1

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WOLFSBURG. Lille defeats VfL Wolfsburg 3-1.

WOLFSBURG. Lille beats 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 (57%).

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 around 1.5 degrees Celsius or 34.72 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 95%.​

Match Statistics

VfL Wolfsburg was in firm control of the ball 57% while Lille was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

VfL Wolfsburg was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Lille was able to find the solution to win this match.​

VfL Wolfsburg shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, 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). On the opposite side, Lille received 2 yellow cards (J. Fonte and J. Ikone).

After this contest, VfL Wolfsburg will stay with 5 points to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Lille will have 11 points to stay in the 1st place.

Match Events

  • 11'
    11'

    B. Yilmaz

    J. Ikone

  • 18'
    18'

    S. Bornauw

  • 18'
    18'

    J. Fonte

  • 46'
    46'

    D. Lukebakio

    Y. Gerhardt

  • 62'
    62'

    M. Arnold

  • 63'
    63'

    J. Roussillon

    P. Otavio

  • 63'
    63'

    R. Baku

    K. Mbabu

  • 67'
    67'

    J. Ikone

  • 68'
    68'

    A. Gomes

    G. Gudmundsson

  • 72'
    72'

    J. David

  • 74'
    74'

    F. Nmecha

    J. Guilavogui

  • 74'
    74'

    R. Steffen

    L. Waldschmidt

  • 74'
    74'

    A. Onana

    B. Yilmaz

  • 78'
    78'

    A. Gomes

    J. Ikone

  • 83'
    83'

    Y. Yazici

    J. Ikone

  • 83'
    83'

    T. Djalo

    Z. Celik

  • 87'
    87'

    J. Roussillon

  • 89'
    89'

    R. Steffen

  • 90'
    90'

    R. Steffen

  • 90'
    90'

    R. Mandava

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VfL Wolfsburg: Formation and Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Florian Kohfeldt chose to play with the following team: Koen Casteels (6.2), Kevin Mbabu (6.6), Maxence Lacroix (6.1), Sebastiaan Bornauw (5.8), Paulo Otávio (6.2), Maximilian Arnold (7.4), Josuha Guilavogui (6.7), Aster Vranckx (6.8), Luca Waldschmidt (6.2), Yannick Gerhardt (7.0) and Wout Weghorst (7.4).

Substitutes

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′).

Top player: Maximilian Arnold

Probably the most impressive player in VfL Wolfsburg was Maximilian Arnold.

His rating is (7.4) with 55 passes (74% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.

Lille: Formation and Lineups

Lille started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the other side, Jocelyn Gourvennec played with: Ivo Grbić (6.2), Zeki Çelik (6.8), José Fonte (7.1), Sven Botman (6.4), Reinildo Isnard Mandava (7.2), Jonathan Ikoné (7.9), Benjamin André (6.8), Renato Sanches (6.1), Gabriel Gudmundsson (6.6), Jonathan David (7.0) and Burak Yılmaz (7.4).

Substitutes

Lille made 4 changes: G. Gudmundsson for A. Gomes (68′), B. Yilmaz for A. Onana (74′), J. Ikone for Y. Yazici (83′) and Z. Celik for T. Djalo (83′).

Top player: Angel Gomes

The player who no doubt impressed Lille the most was Angel Gomes.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 8 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass.

His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 68′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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