Wolfsburg vs Lille 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
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Lille beat Wolfsburg to top Group G, reach Champions League last 16
Lille reached the knockout stage of the Champions League for the second time when they claimed an emphatic 3-1 win at Wolfsburg.
Match Commentary
- 11': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Lille 1. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné following a fast break.
- 17': Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': José Fonte (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, Lille 1.
- 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 0, Lille 1.
- 45': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Yannick Gerhardt.
- 62': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Paulo Otávio.
- 63': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Ridle Baku replaces Kevin Mbabu.
- 66': Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Lille. Angel Gomes replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 72': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Lille 2. Jonathan David (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Angel Gomes with a through ball.
- 74': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Renato Steffen replaces Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.
- 75': Substitution, Lille. Amadou Onana replaces Burak Yilmaz.
- 75': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Nmecha replaces Josuha Guilavogui.
- 78': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Lille 3. Angel Gomes (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné.
- 83': Substitution, Lille. Tiago Djaló replaces Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
- 84': Substitution, Lille. Yusuf Yazici replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
- 87': Jérôme Roussillon (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, Lille 3. Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
- 90'+3': Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Reinildo (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 6,544
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 6,544
Statistics
 LILL |
WOB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 22 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 43.6 | Possession | 56.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 272 | Accurate Passes | 356 |
| 375 | Passes | 461 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 5 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 16 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 20 | Clearances | 6 |
VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 3 | Sebastiaan Bornauw  |
| 4 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 6 | Paulo Otávio |
| 19 | Kevin Mbabu |
| 7 | Luca Waldschmidt |
| 23 | Josuha Guilavogui |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 9 | Wout Weghorst |
| 31 | Yannick Gerhardt |
| 8 | Aster Vranckx |
Lille (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ivo Grbic (GK) |
| 4 | Sven Botman |
| 6 | José Fonte |
| 28 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 2 | Zeki Çelik |
| 18 | Renato Sanches |
| 21 | Benjamin André |
| 5 | Gabriel Gudmundsson |
| 10 | Jonathan Ikoné |
| 17 | Burak Yilmaz |
| 9 | Jonathan David |
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