After the Champions League Remi, a double against Salzburg is now waiting for the German Bundesliga club.
At VfL Wolfsburg, frustration and anger reigned after the 1-1 draw against Sevilla in the Champions League. Above all, coach Mark van Bommel was angry about the questionable penalty whistle before the Spaniards equalized in the end of the game. “Everyone here in the hall, in the stadium and in front of the television agrees that this is not a penalty,” said the Dutchman. Two duels with Salzburg are now waiting for Wolfsburg in the “premier class”.
The controversial scene took place in the 84th minute. Wolfsburg's Josuha Guilavogui shot the ball in the penalty area out of the danger zone and then hit the shin of the Seville professional Erik Lamela from the shooting movement. Referee Georgi Kabakow from Bulgaria initially allowed the game to continue until his video assistant from the Netherlands intervened. Guilavogui had to leave the field with yellow-red, Ivan Rakitic scored from the penalty point.
The crucial question about this scene was posed after the game by the player who had put Wolfsburg in the lead in the 48th minute: “Where should he go with his leg afterwards?” Said Swiss Renato Steffen. “He can't magic it away.”
The bitter thing for VfL is: Instead of keeping the supposedly strongest opponent in Group G at a distance with four points, the German Bundesliga club is now only in third place with two points. Seville is second with two points, Salzburg have four as leaders. On October 20, the club of the currently injured Xaver Schlager will continue in Salzburg, on November 2, the second leg against Austria's series champions will take place in Wolfsburg.
Van Bommel saw the starting position open after two rounds, but naturally mourned the victory: “Everything is very close in this group. It will probably stay that way until matchday six. That means: Every point is very expensive. Four points after two games is completely different in this group than two points after two games. “
