VfL Wolfsburg vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, Europe 2019-20 ROUND OF 16
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VfL Wolfsburg vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Europe at Volkswagen Arena.
- VfL Wolfsburg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Paolo Valeri
- Referee Damir Skomina
- Referee Jure Praprotnik
- Referee Robert Vukan
- Referee
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Mar FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 1–2 L 07 Mar RB Leipzig H 0–0 D 01 Mar 1. FC Union Berlin A 2–2 D 27 Feb Malmo FF A 3–0 W 23 Feb 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 4–0 W 15 Feb TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 3–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Mar VfL Wolfsburg A 2–1 W 27 Feb Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 3–3 D 11 Dec Atalanta BC H 0–3 L 26 Nov Manchester City FC A 1–1 D 06 Nov GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 3–3 D 22 Oct GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 2–2 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. VfL Wolfsburg is hosting FK Shakhtar Donetsk for another epic battle.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alan Patrick suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' FK Shakhtar Donetsk is showing some good football. However, FK Shakhtar Donetsk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' It’s high time Luis Castro made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 16' Goal! Junior Moraes scores his 15 goal in 203 matches.
- 18' It’s a booking for VfL Wolfsburg player. Wout Weghorst gets a Yellow card.
- 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
- 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Wout Weghorst made 460 appearances and scored 88 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Shakhtar Donetsk that had 203 games and scored 91 goals.
- 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 43' VfL Wolfsburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
- 48' What an equalizer from John Brooks!
- 53' It looks surprising FK Shakhtar Donetsk does not make any changes. Yannick Gerhardt has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 56' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Renato Steffen.
- 61' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Shakhtar Donetsk is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 66' The whistle greets Viktor Kovalenko as he departs to be replaced by Maycon.
- 68' The whistle greets Ismaily as he departs to be replaced by Davit Khotcholava.
- 71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for John Brooks.
- 73' Sensational shot from Marcos Antonio. FK Shakhtar Donetsk is back in the lead.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Joao Victor. He replaces Xaver Schlager on 73 minute.
- 74' Joao Victor has so much to prove this time. He replaces Xaver Schlager on 74 minute.
- 79' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 80' It is a substitution in VfL Wolfsburg team. Admir Mehmedi is replaced by Daniel Ginczek on 80 minute.
- 85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VfL Wolfsburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 88' It is a substitution in FK Shakhtar Donetsk team. Taison is replaced by Yevhen Konoplyanka on 88 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for VfL Wolfsburg.
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VfL Wolfsburg
Starting XI- 1
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- 31
- 25
- 27
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- 7
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14
Admir Mehmedi ↓ Daniel Ginczek 80'
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24
Xaver Schlager ↓ Joao Victor 73'
Bench- 11
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33
Daniel Ginczek ↑ 80'
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- 12
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Joao Victor ↑ 73'
Coach Oliver GlasnerFK Shakhtar Donetsk
Starting XI- 8
- 98
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31
Ismaily ↓ Davit Khotcholava 68'
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7
Taison ↓ Yevhen Konoplianka 88'
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- 30
- 4
- 22
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Viktor Kovalenko ↓ Maycon 66'
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Bench-
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Yevhen Konoplianka ↑ 88'
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Maycon ↑ 66'
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Davit Khotcholava ↑ 68'
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- 81
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Coach Luis Castro -
Head to Head
VfL Wolfsburg Form
FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form
2020-03-12 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2020-02-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk D 2019-12-11 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0–3 Atalanta BC L 2019-11-26 Manchester City FC 1–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk D 2019-11-06 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk D 2019-10-22 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb D