Wolfsburg vs. Sevilla: probable UEFA Champions League rosters, match statistics and LIVE blog!

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Wolfsburg are deprived of John Brooks as they play their first UEFA Champions League home game in more than five years when they host Sevilla and Erik Lamela on Wednesday (kick-off: 9 p.m. CEST).

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USMNT center-back Brooks was sent off for a second bookable offense as Wolfsburg scored a point in a 0-0 draw against French champions Lille on Matchday 1. Coach Mark van Bommel – Champions League winner as a player – will make a direct exchange with Sebastiaan Bornauw alongside Maxence Lacroix. Star striker Wout Weghorst has scored four goals in eight competitive appearances this season, but it was Ridle Baku on the scoresheet on Saturday despite Wolves suffering their first loss of the season to Hoffenheim (3-1) . Van Bommel has another array of attacking talent at his disposal as he looks to bounce back from his first loss as boss, with Lukas Nmecha and Luca Waldschmidt the two options to start after only coming off the bench this weekend.

Sevilla also secured a draw in their first group game, leveling 1-1 at home against Red Bull Salzburg thanks to a penalty from Ivan Rakitic. The Spanish side played the majority of the second half with 10 men after striker Yussuf En-Nesyri received a second yellow card for diving, and he will therefore miss the trip to Wolfsburg. Lamela still finds its marks in Andalusia, but Los Nervionenses have had few problems from this season. They sit second in the league with 14 points in six games and remain undefeated. They won a 2-0 home win over Espanyol this weekend with En-Nesyri and Rafa Mir – the likely replacement in the lead – on target, despite the expulsion of the former Borussia Dortmund midfielder Thomas Delaney. Coach Julen Lopetegui’s only other injury issue is Oliver Torres.

To concern: Van Bommel’s Wolfsburg Analysis

Match statistics

  • Weghorst has averaged one goal every 181 minutes so far this season.
  • Van Bommel won the 2005/06 Champions League as a player with Barcelona and was a 2009/10 finalist with Bayern Munich.
  • Wolfsburg have only conceded 0.75 goals on average over their eight competitive appearances this season.
  • Wolves have won three of their last four European home games and their last five Champions League games at the Volkswagen Arena.
  • Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen 2017-21), Karim Rekik (Hertha Berlin 2017-20), Delaney (Bremen 2017-18, Dortmund 2018-21) and Rakitic (Schalke 2007-11) have made 366 appearances in the Bundesliga.
  • Sevilla have lost four of their last six games to Bundesliga opponents, including a 3-2 loss to Dortmund in the 2020/21 round of 16.

Possible alignments

Wolfsburg: Casteels (c) – Mbabu, Lacroix, Bornauw, Roussillon – Guilavogui, Arnold – Bakou, Waldschmidt, L. Nmecha – Weghorst
Outside:
Bialek (knee), Brooks (hanging), Otavio (ankle), Schlager (knee), William (knee)
Doubtful:

Coach: Olivier Glasner

Seville: Bounou РNavas (c), Kound̩, Carlos, Acuna РJordan, Fernando, Rakitic РSuso, Mir, Lamela
Outside: En-Nesyri (suspended)
Doubtful: Torres (leg)
Coach: Julen Lopetegui

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