| 2¹ | SADIKI made space on the left and touched the ball to WILLIAM who clipped the ball wide. |
| 4¹ | A late challenge gets ILICIC a yellow card. |
| 15¹ | BUSHCHAN stopped a clever shot from ASENSIO. |
| 23¹ | RYERSON booked for an off-the-ball incident. |
| 24¹ | A header by PAULO OLIVEIRA at the near post was comfortably collected by the VfL Wolfsburg 'keeper. |
| 28¹ | LABEAU LASCARY headed just wide. |
| 30¹ | A penalty box scramble resulted in POGBA tapping the ball wide. |
| 34¹ | A cynical challenge on DIOGO GONÇALVES by STEFFEN results in a booking. |
| 35¹ | A cross from ASENSIO left VINICIUS in lots of space but he snapped at his shot. |
| 38¹ | ASENSIO ran onto a great ball from IWOBI but blasted his shot wide of the lefthand post. |
| 1² | A useful ball from ILICIC on the left was collected by VINICIUS who scuffed his effort inches over. |
| 2² | IWOBI cautioned for a late foul on SCHLOTTERBECK. |
| 6² | A free-kick from STEFFEN went just wide. |
| 9² | STRAND LARSEN snapped at a simple chance. |
| 10² | The referee gave IWOBI a second yellow card for a clumsy tackle on GERHARDT. |
| 18² | STRAND LARSEN beat four Benfica players and blasted a shot wide. |
| 23² | STEFFEN floated the ball to RYERSON who fired it over. |
| 26² | A pin-point pass was collected by SADIKI and his right foot effort went narrowly over. |
| 32² | GERHARDT hoofed the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area. |
| 34² | GOAL!! ASENSIO tried to play the ball out of the Benfica penalty area but was tackled by GERHARDT who flicked the ball to STEFFEN for an easy goal. (1-0 VfL Wolfsburg)| 41² | RYERSON rifled a simple chance past the near post. | | 42² | A deadly shot from GERHARDT was stopped by the 'keeper. | |