UEFA Champions League

RB Salzburg vs Wolfsburg 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

RB Salzburg
  • 3': Karim Adeyemi
  • 65': Noah Okafor
  • 77': Noah Okafor
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3 - 1
VfL Wolfsburg
  • 15': Lukas Nmecha

Salzburg beats Wolfsburg to extend group lead in CL

— Salzburg's young squad took a big step closer to reaching the Champions League knockout stage with a 3-1 win over Wolfsburg on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 3': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Karim Adeyemi (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald following a fast break.
  • 15': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Mohamed Camara (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
  • 47': Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 2, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 66': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Nicolás Capaldo replaces Mohamed Camara.
  • 70': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Paulo Otávio replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
  • 70': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Nmecha replaces Ridle Baku.
  • 72': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Bernardo replaces Maximilian Wöber.
  • 77': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo following a corner.
  • 84': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Daouda Guindo replaces Andreas Ulmer.
  • 87': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Junior Chukwubuike Adamu replaces Karim Adeyemi.
  • 87': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Roko Simic replaces Noah Okafor.
  • 87': Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Red Bull Arena Salzburg
Location: Wals bei Salzburg, Austria
Attendance: 29,520

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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9 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 10
3 Saves 1
45.7 Possession 54.3
8 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
275 Accurate Passes 327
344 Passes 407
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.4
48 Long Balls 50
34 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 9
17 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 7
15 Effective Clearances 7
15 Clearances 7

Line-Ups

SLZ RB Salzburg (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
18 Philipp Köhn (GK)
39 Maximilian Wöber
6 Jerome Onguene
19 Mohamed Camara Yellow Card
17 Andreas Ulmer
43 Rasmus Kristensen
11 Brenden Aaronson
13 Nicolas Seiwald
21 Luka Sucic
27 Karim Adeyemi
77 Noah Okafor
Substitutes:
Mamady Diambou, Chukwubuike Adamu, Kilian Ludewig, Bryan Okoh, Maurits Kjaergaard, Nico Mantl, Alexander Walke, Bernardo, Roko Simic, Daouda Guindo, Nicolás Capaldo, Antoine Bernede.

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

No. Name
1 Koen Casteels (GK)
25 John Brooks
4 Maxence Lacroix
15 Jérôme Roussillon
19 Kevin Mbabu Yellow Card
28 Dodi Lukebakio
27 Maximilian Arnold
8 Aster Vranckx
10 Lukas Nmecha
11 Renato Steffen
20 Ridle Baku
Substitutes:
Daniel Ginczek, Paulo Otávio, Felix Nmecha, Pavao Pervan, Micky van de Ven, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Niklas Klinger, Maximilian Philipp.

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