Not embarrassed, but failed: Wolfsburg adopted from Europe – n-tv.de NEWS

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 Thursday, April 23, 2015

 
 
 

 
 A second debacle as in the first leg would prevent the VfL Wolfsburg in the quarter-final second leg at Napoli. This has been achieved with a spare weakened team. Nevertheless, questions remain.
 

 
 

The VfL Wolfsburg in the Champions League after a 2: eliminated in the quarter-finals at Napoli: 2 (0: 0). After the 1: 4-leg debacle a week before the Bundesliga club was at the Stadio San Paolo in total with no chance of going through. For the counter-strong Neapolitans did Jose Callejon (50th) and Dries Mertens (65) with the 2: 0 lead the semi-finals clear. Timm Klose (71) and Ivan Perisic (73) equalized after all, still for VfL off, come on to the Bundesliga top match in Moenchengladbach and the DFB Cup semi-final in Bielefeld other important tasks.

The Wolfsburg showed a better match than a week ago, when they were actually presented in the home stadium without the slightly injured Kevin De Bruyne, Andre Schurrle and Vieirinha. Guests specific to the game from the beginning. “The main objective is first to make a better impression. Let’s see which accommodates the dynamics,” said coach Dieter Hecking shortly before kickoff. His protégés have found less than a minute can cause, but Perisic failed with a volley of Naples goalkeeper Mariano Mandujar.

The Fourth of Italian Serie A had it but much calmer approach than in Wolfsburg. Napoli attacked so early and seemed a bit conserve want to. Only a minute before the break, the hosts made their first appearance on dangerous in front of goal by Diego Benaglio: The Argentine Gonzalo Higuaín put his volley next to the box

Bendtner for Dost

In VfL. storm center struggled Nicklas Bendtner, had ordered the coach Hecking surprising in the starting lineup. The idiosyncratic Dane had last must pay a fine because he had come on Saturday late for the final practice for the Schalke game. In Naples he was still a chance for last no longer taken into the goal Striker Bas Dost, who came on later.

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Just before half time failed Bendtner with a low shot to Mandujar. The Argentine goalkeeper of the Italians was in the first half of the SSC best players. The conclusion was the only shortcoming of the Second Bundesliga. “What we have asked the team has implemented,” said Allofs at the break. “Very well, if the first leg would not.”

Moral shown

The positive impression was gone shortly after the restart. Naples tried now more and was an instant success, as Ricardo Rodriguez a shot from Callejón abfälschte untenable. Benaglio prevented a minute later the second goal of the Spaniard. The Swiss, however, was powerless, as the Belgian Mertens in the second trial to 2: 0 dusted

After all showed Heckings team morale and came through the headed goals from Klose and Perisic even for not necessarily expected compensation.. Before the 2: 2 Crosser Josuha Guilavogui was however caught offside. Naldo had a long shot taken almost more to victory (78)..

 
 

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