Wolfsburg vs RB Salzburg 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Salzburg's Champions League push stalls in loss to Wolfsburg
— Salzburg was made to wait to secure qualification for the Champions League knockout rounds after losing 2-1 at Wolfsburg on Tuesday.
Match Commentary
- 3': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt.
- 28': Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
- 30': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1. Maximilian Wöber (FC Red Bull Salzburg) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1.
- 60': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
- 63': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Wout Weghorst.
- 63': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Benjamin Sesko replaces Karim Adeyemi.
- 68': John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Renato Steffen replaces Paulo Otávio.
- 73': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Yannick Gerhardt.
- 77': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Oumar Solet replaces Jérôme Onguéné.
- 77': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Junior Chukwubuike Adamu replaces Luka Sucic.
- 82': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Mbabu replaces Aster Vranckx.
- 83': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Andreas Ulmer (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Maurits Kjærgaard replaces Mohamed Camara.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 16,112
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 16,112
Statistics
 SLZ |
WOB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 57.6 | Possession | 42.4 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 436 | Accurate Passes | 296 |
| 549 | Passes | 409 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 24 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 84 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 44 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 23 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 6 | Clearances | 28 |
VfL Wolfsburg (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 23 | Josuha Guilavogui |
| 25 | John Brooks  |
| 4 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 8 | Aster Vranckx |
| 6 | Paulo Otávio |
| 20 | Ridle Baku |
| 9 | Wout Weghorst |
| 31 | Yannick Gerhardt |
| 10 | Lukas Nmecha |
RB Salzburg (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Philipp Köhn (GK) |
| 39 | Maximilian Wöber |
| 6 | Jerome Onguene |
| 19 | Mohamed Camara |
| 17 | Andreas Ulmer |
| 43 | Rasmus Kristensen |
| 11 | Brenden Aaronson |
| 21 | Luka Sucic |
| 13 | Nicolas Seiwald |
| 27 | Karim Adeyemi |
| 77 | Noah Okafor |
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