Benaglio stays cool in the cauldron: Wolfsburg trembles in Europe League on – n-tv.de NEWS

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 Thursday, February 26, 2015

 
 
 

 
 Even without the high-speed football in recent weeks pulls VfL Wolfsburg a first knockout round of the Europa League. When fighting game in the cauldron of Sporting Lisbon ends the series of striker Bas Dost. For shines another VfL professional.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

No Gala, but football is the purpose of VfL Wolfsburg in the intermediate round second leg of the Europa League at Sporting Lisbon. At the end of the VfL can thank in top form at a Diego Benaglio, which gives the plant club in the defensive battle in Lisbon cauldron second Europa League knockout stages of the club’s history. The Wolves keeper kept a 0: 0 at the Champions League relegation fixed. That was enough for the 2: 0 a week ago to remain in the competition as the only German club. The next opponent of the Wolves, who are unbeaten in the past 13 official matches will be drawn on Friday.

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From the furious high speed football in recent weeks was only half full Estádio José Alvalade in front of 23,097 spectators little, Rather VfL goalkeeper Diego Benaglio was again and again at the center. Against stormy Portuguese Swiss rescued again and again in dire need and was a guarantor for the second knockout round collection since 2010. At that time it VfL had even made it to the round of the last eight. Plays

Sporting Wolfsburg lurks

Sporting that already in the Champions League FC Schalke 4: 2 defeated, took over from the beginning the game control. The Wolves tried it with occasional counterattacks, but was much too tame, especially in the first half. Above all, the 32-million-André Schürrle Shopping looked even at the Wolfsburg game as a foreign body and was replaced after 61 minutes.

Kevin De Bruyne was not as brilliant as in recent weeks. So it was the Portuguese who came to opportunities by the minute after the half-hour. The greatest opportunity was thereby Junya Tanaka just before half-time when he hit the post. In addition, Christian Träsch had once cleared on the line (37), to Benaglio parried twice shiny against William Carvalho (37th) and Tanaka (38)..

The last pass just can not

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“We do not play just enough and not get the last pass to the man,” criticized VfL sporting director Klaus Allofs. How could scorer Bas Dost, who had taken since the winter break in six competitive games eleven times, hardly set the scene. A total of 11: 3 Shots in the first 45 minutes documented the superiority of the hosts. Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking had also been outlined in a defensive variant, the roadmap for the game. So Josuha Guilavogui and Luiz Gustavo had come into the team for expired locks back

After the break, but also the VfL was to be seen in the attacking half times -. And promptly had the chance to put. But a 20-yard shot from De Bruyne hit the post (54). In return, it got difficult again, save as Benaglio against the former Manchester United star Nani had to (55). Shortly thereafter, it was again Tanaka, who failed at Wolfsburg goalkeeper (77.). Before closing, Dost was on the way to Wolfsburg leadership, but was stopped elfmeter worthy. The whistle was missing.

 
 

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