UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2014/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS (First leg: 0-2) José Alvalade - Thursday 26 February 2015 Sporting Clube de 21.05CET (20.05 local time) VfL Wolfsburg Portugal Round of 32, Second leg Last updated 22/07/2015 23:34CET

Previous meetings 2 Match background 5 Team facts 6 Squad list 8 Fixtures and results 11 Match-by-match lineups 15 Match officials 17 Legend 18

1 Sporting Clube de Portugal - VfL Wolfsburg Thursday 26 February 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers VfL Wolfsburg - Sporting Clube 19/02/2015 R32 2-0 Wolfsburg Dost 46, 63 de Portugal

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Sporting Clube de Portugal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 VfL Wolfsburg 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Sporting Clube de Portugal - versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Sarr 26, Jefferson 52, Sporting Clube de Portugal - FC 72, Slimani 05/11/2014 GS 4-2 Lisbon Schalke 04 90+1; Slimani 17 (og), Aogo 88 Obasi 34, Huntelaar 51, Höwedes 60, FC Schalke 04 - Sporting Clube 21/10/2014 GS 4-3 Gelsenkirchen Choupo-Moting 90+3 de Portugal (P); Nani 16, Adrien Silva 64 (P), 78

UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Hertha BSC Berlin - Sporting 16/12/2009 GS 1-0 Berlin Kačar 70 Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal - 01/10/2009 GS 1-0 Lisbon Adrien Silva 18 Hertha BSC Berlin

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Podolski 7, 34, Polga 39 (og), FC Bayern München - Sporting 7-1 Schweinsteiger 43, 10/03/2009 R16 Munich Clube de Portugal agg: 12-1 Van Bommel 74, Klose 82 (P), T. Müller 90; João Moutinho 42 Ribéry 42, 63 (P), Sporting Clube de Portugal - FC 25/02/2009 R16 0-5 Lisbon Klose 57, Toni 84, Bayern München 90+1

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Bayern München - Sporting 31/10/2006 GS 0-0 Munich Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal - FC 18/10/2006 GS 0-1 Lisbon Schweinsteiger 19 Bayern München

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UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Sporting Clube de Portugal - 07/11/2000 GS 0-0 Lisbon Bayer 04 Leverkusen Ramelow 65, Brdaric Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Sporting 20/09/2000 GS 3-2 Leverkusen 73, Neuville 77; André Clube de Portugal Cruz 12, Sá Pinto 78

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Emerson 16, 73, Rink Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Sporting 05/11/1997 GS 4-1 Leverkusen 84, Frýdek 90; Hadji Clube de Portugal 44 Sporting Clube de Portugal - Beinlich 70, Emerson 22/10/1997 GS 0-2 Lisbon Bayer 04 Leverkusen 82

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1. FC Köln - Sporting Clube de 2-0 19/03/1986 QF Cologne K. Allofs 7, Bein 37 Portugal agg: 3-1 Sporting Clube de Portugal - 1. Meade 55; K. Allofs 04/03/1986 QF 1-1 Lisbon FC Köln 89

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1. FC Kaiserslautern - Sporting 2-0 Bongartz 26, Neues 07/11/1979 R2 Kaiserslautern Clube de Portugal agg: 3-1 63 Sporting Clube de Portugal - 1. Manoel 47; Bongartz 24/10/1979 R2 1-1 Lisbon FC Kaiserslautern 52

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Pommerenke 9, 1. FC Magdeburg - Sporting 2-1 24/04/1974 SF Magdeburg Sparwasser 70; Clube de Portugal agg: 3-2 Marinho 78 Sporting Clube de Portugal - 1. Manaca 76; 10/04/1974 SF 1-1 Lisbon FC Magdeburg Sparwasser 62

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Sporting Clube de Portugal - FC 1-2 Baltasar 78; Scheitler 04/11/1970 R2 Lisbon Carl Zeiss Jena agg: 2-4 30, Ducke 37 FC Carl Zeiss Jena - Sporting Kurbjuweit 51, Vogel 21/10/1970 R2 2-1 Jena Clube de Portugal 88; Marinho 67

VfL Wolfsburg - Record versus clubs from opponents' country

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UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Meyong 6, 49; Džeko 27/11/2008 GS SC Braga - VfL Wolfsburg 2-3 Braga 24, Misimović 83 (P), 90+4

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Sporting Clube de Portugal 10 2 4 4 11 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 21 2 5 14 18 44 VfL Wolfsburg 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 2

4 Sporting Clube de Portugal - VfL Wolfsburg Thursday 26 February 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon Match background

Sporting Clube de Portugal must continue their improved home form against German opposition if they are to be in with a chance of overturning a two-goal first-leg deficit against a VfL Wolfsburg outfit possessing one of Europe's most in-form forwards, . Previous meetings • The sides met for the first time in European competition in the first leg, where Dost continued his remarkable scoring form to ensure a 2-0 win for Wolfsburg. A second-half pair for the Dutchman made it ten goals in his last six outings in all competitions. • Sporting failed to win in their first eight home games against German sides (D4 L4), but have now won their last two home fixtures against clubs. • Sporting have faced other German opponents this season, losing 4-3 away and winning 4-2 at home to FC Schalke 04 in the UEFA Champions League group stage. • Wolfsburg triumphed 3-2 at SC Braga in their only previous European game against Portuguese opposition. Form guide • Sporting have lost just once in their last 19 European home games – 1-0 to Chelsea FC in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage. • Sporting have not lost any of their 19 UEFA Europa League home games, group stage to final – a competition record sequence. • Wolfsburg's away games this season have brought plenty of goals; they lost 4-1 at Everton FC, then won 4-2 at FC Krasnodar and 3-0 at LOSC Lille. Trivia and links • Wolfsburg boast Portuguese talent in the form of forward Vierinha, while their Swiss goalkeeper Diego Benaglio also played in Portugal, representing CD Nacional from 2005 until 2008, when he joined Wolfsburg. • Sporting attacker Diego Capel, who turned 27 on 16 February, can make his 50th UEFA club competition appearance in the second leg. The coaches • Lisbon-born Sporting coach spent the best years of his career as a left-back at Estoril Praia, where he moved swiftly into coaching after hanging up his boots in 2011. After winning promotion to the Liga in his first term, fifth and fourth-placed finishes in subsequent campaigns prompted Sporting to select Silva as their new boss when left for AS Monaco FC in summer 2014. • At one stage a lower-league and trainee policeman, Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking is back in Europe for the first time since steering second-tier TSV Alemannia Aachen into the 2004/05 UEFA Cup group phase. More recently, he has coached and 1. FC Nürnberg, taking up his current post in December 2012.

5 Sporting Clube de Portugal - VfL Wolfsburg Thursday 26 February 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon Team facts

Sporting Clube de Portugal Formed: 1906 Nickname: Leões (Lions) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup: (2005) • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1964 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 18 (2002) Portuguese Cup: 15 (2008) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA competition 2012/13: group stage 2011/12: semi-finals 2010/11: round of 32 2009/10: round of 16 (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2008/09: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2007/08: quarter-finals (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League group stage) 2006/07: UEFA Champions League group stage 2005/06: first round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2004/05: runners-up Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 16-1: Sporting v APOEL FC 13/11/63, European Cup Winners' Cup second round first leg • Biggest away win 0-9: ÍA Akranes v Sporting 17/09/86, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Sporting v FC Bayern München 25/02/09, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg • Heaviest away defeat 7-1: FC Bayern München v Sporting 10/03/09, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 7-0: Sporting v CS Politehnica Timisoara 24/10/90, second round first leg • Biggest away win 0-9: ÍA Akranes v Sporting (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Sporting v Gençlerbirligi SK 27/11/03, second round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Celtic FC v Sporting 02/11/83, second round second leg

VfL Wolfsburg Formed: 1945 Nickname: Die Wölfe (The Wolves) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)

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League title: 1 (2009) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: quarter-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2008/09: round of 32 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2005/06: UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-finals 2004/05: UEFA Intertoto Cup second round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-1: Wolfsburg v FC Krasnodar 06/11/14, UEFA Europa League group stage 5-1: Wolfsburg v SC Heerenveen 06/11/08, UEFA Cup group stage 4-0: Wolfsburg v HNK Cibalia 06/08/03, UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-finals second leg • Biggest away win 1-4: HNK Cibalia v Wolfsburg 30/07/03, UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-finals first leg 0-3: LOSC Lille v Wolfsburg 11/12/14, UEFA Europa League group stage 0-3: Beşiktaş JK v Wolfsburg 03/11/09, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Wolfsburg v Paris Saint-Germain FC 26/02/09, UEFA Cup Round of 32 second leg 0-2: Wolfsburg v Everton FC 27/11/14, UEFA Europa League group stage 0-2: Wolfsburg v AC Perugia 26/08/03, UEFA Intertoto Cup final match second leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: RC Lens v Wolfsburg 03/08/05, UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-finals second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 5-1: Wolfsburg v FC Krasnodar (group stage) 5-1: Wolfsburg v SC Heerenveen (group stage) • Biggest away win 0-3: LOSC Lille v Wolfsburg (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Wolfsburg v Paris Saint-Germain FC (see above) 0-2: Wolfsburg v Everton FC (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: Everton FC v Wolfsburg 18/09/14, group stage

7 Sporting Clube de Portugal - VfL Wolfsburg Thursday 26 February 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon Squad list

Sporting Clube de Portugal Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Rui Patrício POR 15/02/1988 27 - 6 - 1 - 22 - 37 - 63 - 22 Marcelo BRA 28/11/1984 30 ------4 - 8 - 59 Guilherme Oliveira POR 12/04/1995 19 ------82 Pedro Silva POR 13/02/1997 18 ------88 Vladimir Stojkovic POR 04/10/1996 18 ------96 Luís Ribeiro POR 19/04/1992 22 ------Defenders 2 Rami Rabia EGY 20/05/1993 21 ------4 Jefferson BRA 05/07/1988 26 - 3 1 1 - 14 1 1 - 4 1 5 Ewerton BRA 23/03/1989 25 ------18 2 20 2 13 Miguel Lopes POR 19/12/1986 28 - - - - - 5 - 6 - 12 - 26 Paulo Oliveira POR 08/01/1992 23 - 5 - 1 - 17 1 7 - 12 - 29 Naby Sarr FRA 13/08/1993 21 - 4 1 - - 8 - 3 1 7 2 33 Jonathan Silva ARG 29/06/1994 20 - 3 1 - - 8 1 - - 3 1 41 Cédric POR 31/08/1991 23 - 5 - 1 - 16 - 8 - 15 - 55 Tobias Figueiredo POR 02/02/1994 21 - - - 1 - 6 1 1 - 1 - 57 Domingos Duarte POR 10/03/1995 19 ------58 Mauro Riquicho POR 07/04/1995 19 ------72 Bruno Wilson POR 27/12/1996 18 ------75 Hugo Meira POR 13/03/1996 18 ------76 Michael Pinto POR 04/06/1993 21 ------81 André Geraldes POR 02/05/1991 23 ------ 8 André Martins POR 21/01/1990 25 - 3 - 1 - 10 - 9 - 14 - 14 POR 07/04/1992 22 - 6 - - - 21 - - - 6 - 17 João Mário POR 19/01/1993 22 * 6 - 1 - 18 4 2 - 8 - 23 Adrien Silva POR 15/03/1989 25 - 6 2 1 - 20 3 9 1 22 3 24 Oriol Rosell ESP 07/07/1992 22 - 1 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 2 - 27 Ryan Gauld SCO 16/12/1995 19 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 39 Edelino Ié POR 01/05/1994 20 ------42 Wallyson Mallmann BRA 16/02/1994 21 ------49 POR 18/04/1995 19 ------65 Fábio Martins POR 10/02/1996 19 ------66 João Palhinha POR 09/07/1995 19 ------79 Serrano POR 19/07/1996 18 ------80 Rafael Barbosa POR 29/03/1996 18 ------Forwards 9 Islam Slimani ALG 18/06/1988 26 - 6 2 - - 12 7 - - 6 2 10 Fredy Montero COL 26/07/1987 27 - 5 - 1 - 19 7 1 - 6 -

8 Sporting Clube de Portugal - VfL Wolfsburg Thursday 26 February 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon

Sporting Clube de Portugal Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA 11 Diego Capel ESP 16/02/1988 27 - 4 - - - 16 - 26 1 49 2 18 André Carrillo PER 14/06/1991 23 - 6 - 1 - 22 5 16 - 25 2 19 JPN 15/07/1987 27 - - - 1 - 10 3 1 - 1 - 25 Hadi Sacko FRA 24/03/1994 20 ------9 - 9 - 34 Diego Rubio CHI 15/05/1993 21 ------5 - 6 - 36 Carlos Mané POR 11/03/1994 20 - 4 1 1 - 18 4 1 - 5 1 38 Cristian POR 26/01/1995 20 ------56 Daniel Podence POR 21/10/1995 19 ------60 POR 11/05/1995 19 ------62 José Postiga POR 03/05/1996 18 ------73 Matheus Pereira BRA 05/05/1996 18 ------77 Nani POR 17/11/1986 28 - 5 4 1 - 18 4 5 - 67 9 Coach - Marco Silva POR 12/07/1977 37 - 6 - 1 - - - 7 - 14 -

VfL Wolfsburg Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Diego Benaglio SUI 08/09/1983 31 - 7 - 20 - 17 - 25 - 20 Max Grün GER 05/04/1987 27 - - - 2 - - - - - 21 Patrick Drewes GER 04/02/1993 22 ------Defenders 2 GER 14/05/1984 30 - - - - - 6 - 6 - 4 Marcel Schäfer GER 07/06/1984 30 - 4 - 9 - 16 - 24 - 5 Timm Klose SUI 09/05/1988 26 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 24 GER 22/06/1990 24 - 5 - 18 - 11 1 11 1 25 Naldo BRA 10/09/1982 32 - 7 - 22 6 7 - 7 - 31 Robin Knoche GER 22/05/1992 22 - 7 - 20 2 7 - 7 - 34 Ricardo Rodriguez SUI 25/08/1992 22 - 4 3 17 3 9 3 13 3 37 Moritz Sprenger GER 22/02/1995 20 ------Midfielders 7 Daniel Caligiuri GER 15/01/1988 27 - 6 - 17 3 6 - 6 - 9 Ivan Perišić CRO 02/02/1989 26 * 5 - 15 3 19 4 32 5 10 Aaron Hunt GER 04/09/1986 28 - 5 2 14 2 27 3 54 4 14 Kevin De Bruyne BEL 28/06/1991 23 - 7 3 22 8 7 3 21 4 15 Christian Träsch GER 01/09/1987 27 - 2 - 4 - 11 - 21 1 17 André Schürrle GER 06/11/1990 24 - 1 - 3 - 7 2 30 5 22 Luiz Gustavo BRA 23/07/1987 27 - 6 1 21 - 6 1 30 1 23 Josuha Guilavogui FRA 19/09/1990 24 - 5 1 16 - 5 1 11 1 29 Xizhe Zhang CHN 23/01/1991 24 ------30 Paul Seguin GER 29/03/1995 19 ------

9 Sporting Clube de Portugal - VfL Wolfsburg Thursday 26 February 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon

VfL Wolfsburg Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA Forwards 3 Nicklas Bendtner DEN 16/01/1988 27 - 4 2 12 1 4 2 37 11 8 POR 24/01/1986 29 - 6 1 21 1 19 5 30 9 12 Bas Dost NED 31/05/1989 25 - 4 2 11 11 4 2 4 2 27 Maximilian Arnold GER 27/05/1994 20 - 4 - 17 2 4 - 4 - 32 Oskar Zawada POL 01/02/1996 19 ------33 Sebastian Stolze GER 29/01/1995 20 ------Coach - Dieter Hecking GER 12/09/1964 50 - 7 - - - 15 - 15 -

10 Sporting Clube de Portugal - VfL Wolfsburg Thursday 26 February 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon Fixtures and results

Sporting Clube de Portugal Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 16/08/2014 League A. Académica de (A) D 1-1 Carrillo 15 23/08/2014 League FC Arouca (H) W 1-0 Carlos Mané 90+3 31/08/2014 League SL Benfica (A) D 1-1 Slimani 20 13/09/2014 League CF Os Belenenses (H) D 1-1 Carrillo 34 17/09/2014 UCL NK Maribor (A) D 1-1 Nani 80 Adrien Silva 9, Nani 11, Slimani 69, 21/09/2014 League Gil Vicente FC (A) W 4-0 Carrillo 83 26/09/2014 League FC Porto (H) D 1-1 Silva 2 30/09/2014 UCL Chelsea FC (H) L 0-1 04/10/2014 League FC Penafiel (A) W 4-0 Slimani 69, 71, Montero 82, Nani 85 18/10/2014 Cup FC Porto (A) W 3-1 Marcano 31 (og), Nani 39, Carrillo 83 21/10/2014 UCL FC Schalke 04 (A) L 3-4 Nani 16, Adrien Silva 64 (P), 78 Bauer 8 (og), João Mário 15, Paulo 26/10/2014 League CS Marítimo (H) W 4-2 Oliveira 42, Montero 66 01/11/2014 League Vitória SC (A) L 0-3 Sarr 26, Jefferson 52, Nani 72, Slimani 05/11/2014 UCL FC Schalke 04 (H) W 4-2 90+1 09/11/2014 League FC Paços de Ferreira (H) D 1-1 Montero 49 João Mário 32, Capel 61, Montero 68, 81, 21/11/2014 Cup Espinho (A) W 5-0 Tanaka 77 (P) 25/11/2014 UCL NK Maribor (H) W 3-1 Carlos Mané 10, Nani 35, Slimani 65 29/11/2014 League Vitória FC (H) W 3-0 Slimani 62, 90+4, Montero 63 05/12/2014 League Boavista FC (A) W 3-1 Carrillo 54, Carlos Mané 56, João Mário 81 10/12/2014 UCL Chelsea FC (A) L 1-3 Silva 50 14/12/2014 League Moreirense FC (H) D 1-1 Montero 90+2 André Martins 34 (P), Paulo Oliveira 39, 17/12/2014 Cup Vizela (A) W 3-2 Carlos Mané 59 21/12/2014 League CD Nacional (A) W 1-0 Carlos Mané 51 03/01/2015 League Estoril Praia (H) W 3-0 Adrien Silva 20, 85 (P), Slimani 57 Carrillo 32, João Mário 48, Paulo Oliveira 07/01/2015 Cup FC Famalicao (H) W 4-0 69, Montero 75 11/01/2015 League SC Braga (A) W 1-0 Tanaka 90+5 Nani 30 (P), Montero 59, João Mário 67, 18/01/2015 League Rio Ave FC (H) W 4-2 Tanaka 90 25/01/2015 League A. Académica de Coimbra (H) W 1-0 João Mário 76 Montero 30, Carrillo 62, Tobias Figueiredo 01/02/2015 League FC Arouca (A) W 3-1 77 08/02/2015 League SL Benfica (H) D 1-1 Jefferson 87 14/02/2015 League CF Os Belenenses (A) D 1-1 Carlos Mané 90+5 19/02/2015 UEL VfL Wolfsburg (A) L 0-2 22/02/2015 League Gil Vicente FC (H) W 2-0 Tanaka 52, Nani 68 26/02/2015 UEL VfL Wolfsburg (H) 01/03/2015 League FC Porto (A) 04/03/2015 Cup CD Nacional (A)

11 Sporting Clube de Portugal - VfL Wolfsburg Thursday 26 February 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon

Sporting Clube de Portugal 08/03/2015 League FC Penafiel (H) 15/03/2015 League CS Marítimo (A) 22/03/2015 League Vitória SC (H) 04/04/2015 League FC Paços de Ferreira (A) 08/04/2015 Cup CD Nacional (H) 12/04/2015 League Vitória FC (A) 19/04/2015 League Boavista FC (H) 26/04/2015 League Moreirense FC (A) 03/05/2015 League CD Nacional (H) 10/05/2015 League Estoril Praia (A) 17/05/2015 League SC Braga (H) 24/05/2015 League Rio Ave FC (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 SL Benfica 22 18 2 2 51 10 56 2 FC Porto 22 16 4 2 52 10 52 3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 22 13 8 1 42 17 47 4 SC Braga 22 13 4 5 37 14 43 5 Vitória SC 22 10 7 5 35 20 37 6 CF Os Belenenses 22 9 7 6 22 22 34 7 FC Paços de Ferreira 22 8 6 8 28 33 30 8 Rio Ave FC 22 7 8 7 28 28 29 9 CD Nacional 22 8 4 10 26 32 28 10 CS Marítimo 22 8 3 11 29 32 27 11 Moreirense FC 22 6 7 9 19 25 25 12 Estoril Praia 22 6 7 9 24 33 25 13 Boavista FC 22 6 3 13 16 37 21 14 FC Arouca 22 5 4 13 15 34 19 15 Vitória FC 22 5 4 13 16 36 19 16 A. Académica de Coimbra 22 2 12 8 14 28 18 17 Gil Vicente FC 22 3 8 11 17 37 17 18 FC Penafiel 22 4 4 14 19 42 16

VfL Wolfsburg Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers D 17/08/2014 Cup SV Darmstadt 98 (A) 0-0 (aet, 5-4 pens) 22/08/2014 League FC Bayern München (A) L 1-2 Olić 52 30/08/2014 League (H) D 2-2 Naldo 15, Arnold 79 13/09/2014 League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (A) D 1-1 Olić 89 18/09/2014 UEL Everton FC (A) L 1-4 Rodriguez 90+4 21/09/2014 League Bayer 04 Leverkusen (H) W 4-1 Rodriguez 8 (P), 63, Vieirinha 45, Hunt 81 24/09/2014 League Hertha BSC Berlin (A) L 0-1 27/09/2014 League SV Werder Bremen (H) W 2-1 Rodriguez 15, Olić 57 02/10/2014 UEL LOSC Lille (H) D 1-1 De Bruyne 82

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VfL Wolfsburg 05/10/2014 League FC Augsburg (H) W 1-0 Naldo 58 18/10/2014 League SC Freiburg (A) W 2-1 Caligiuri 8, 66 Granqvist 37 (og), De Bruyne 46, 80, Luiz 23/10/2014 UEL FC Krasnodar (A) W 4-2 Gustavo 64 26/10/2014 League 1. FSV Mainz 05 (H) W 3-0 Naldo 15, Perišić 59, Caligiuri 87 29/10/2014 Cup 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (H) W 4-1 Caligiuri 28, Dost 43, Luiz Gustavo 65, 78 Perišić 15, 88, Knoche 45+1, De Bruyne 01/11/2014 League VfB Stuttgart (A) W 4-0 48 Hunt 47, 57, Guilavogui 73, Bendtner 89 06/11/2014 UEL FC Krasnodar (H) W 5-1 (P), 90+1 09/11/2014 League Hamburger SV (H) W 2-0 Olić 27, Hunt 63 22/11/2014 League FC Schalke 04 (A) L 2-3 Olić 37, Bendtner 74 27/11/2014 UEL Everton FC (H) L 0-2 VfL Borussia 30/11/2014 League W 1-0 Knoche 12 Mönchengladbach (H) 06/12/2014 League Hannover 96 (A) W 3-1 De Bruyne 4, Dost 69, Arnold 85 11/12/2014 UEL LOSC Lille (A) W 3-0 Vieirinha 45+1, Rodriguez 65, 89 (P) 14/12/2014 League SC Paderborn 07 (H) D 1-1 Rafa 17 (og) 17/12/2014 League (A) D 2-2 De Bruyne 29, Naldo 85 20/12/2014 League 1. FC Köln (H) W 2-1 Dost 16, Naldo 78 30/01/2015 League FC Bayern München (H) W 4-1 Dost 4, 45+2, De Bruyne 53, 73 03/02/2015 League Eintracht Frankfurt (A) D 1-1 De Bruyne 88 07/02/2015 League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (H) W 3-0 Dost 3, De Bruyne 28, 84 14/02/2015 League Bayer 04 Leverkusen (A) W 5-4 Dost 6, 29, 63, 90+3, Naldo 17 Sporting Clube de Portugal 19/02/2015 UEL W 2-0 Dost 46, 63 (H) 22/02/2015 League Hertha BSC Berlin (H) W 2-1 Dost 10, 74 Sporting Clube de Portugal 26/02/2015 UEL (A) 01/03/2015 League SV Werder Bremen (A) 04/03/2015 Cup RB Leipzig (A) 07/03/2015 League FC Augsburg (A) 15/03/2015 League SC Freiburg (H) 22/03/2015 League 1. FSV Mainz 05 (A) 04/04/2015 League VfB Stuttgart (H) 11/04/2015 League Hamburger SV (A) 18/04/2015 League FC Schalke 04 (H) VfL Borussia 25/04/2015 League Mönchengladbach (A) 02/05/2015 League Hannover 96 (H) 09/05/2015 League SC Paderborn 07 (A) 16/05/2015 League Borussia Dortmund (H) 23/05/2015 League 1. FC Köln (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Bayern München 22 17 4 1 59 9 55 2 VfL Wolfsburg 22 14 5 3 48 24 47

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Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 3 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 22 10 7 5 29 18 37 4 FC Schalke 04 22 10 5 7 32 24 35 5 FC Augsburg 22 11 2 9 32 29 35 6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 22 8 9 5 36 29 33 7 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 22 8 6 8 34 35 30 8 SV Werder Bremen 22 8 6 8 36 44 30 9 Eintracht Frankfurt 22 7 7 8 40 44 28 10 Hannover 96 22 7 5 10 25 33 26 11 1. FSV Mainz 05 22 5 10 7 30 31 25 12 Borussia Dortmund 22 7 4 11 28 31 25 13 1. FC Köln 22 6 7 9 20 25 25 14 Hamburger SV 22 6 6 10 15 31 24 15 SC Paderborn 07 22 5 8 9 23 41 23 16 SC Freiburg 22 4 10 8 24 31 22 17 Hertha BSC Berlin 22 6 3 13 27 42 21 18 VfB Stuttgart 22 4 6 12 23 40 18

14 Sporting Clube de Portugal - VfL Wolfsburg Thursday 26 February 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon Match-by-match lineups Sporting Clube de Portugal

UEFA Champions League - Group stage Group G Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Chelsea FC 6 4 2 0 17 3 14 FC Schalke 04 6 2 2 2 9 14 8 Sporting Clube de Portugal 6 2 1 3 12 12 7 NK Maribor 6 0 3 3 4 13 3

Matchday 1 (17/09/2014) NK Maribor 1-1 Sporting Clube de Portugal Goals: 0-1 Nani 80, 1-1 Zahović 90+2 Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Maurício, Jefferson, André Martins (46 João Mário), Slimani (92 Montero), William Carvalho, Carrillo (66 Carlos Mané), Adrien Silva, Sarr, Cédric, Nani Matchday 2 (30/09/2014) Sporting Clube de Portugal 0-1 Chelsea FC Goals: 0-1 Matić 34 Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Maurício (64 Paulo Oliveira), Slimani, William Carvalho, João Mário, Carrillo (81 Capel), Adrien Silva (81 Montero), Sarr, Silva, Cédric, Nani Matchday 3 (21/10/2014) FC Schalke 04 4-3 Sporting Clube de Portugal Goals: 0-1 Nani 16, 1-1 Obasi 34, 2-1 Huntelaar 51, 3-1 Höwedes 60, 3-2 Adrien Silva 64 (P) , 3-3 Adrien Silva 78, 4- 3 Choupo-Moting 90+3 (P) Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Maurício, Slimani (25 Montero), William Carvalho, João Mário (38 Sarr), Carrillo (89 Capel), Adrien Silva, Paulo Oliveira, Silva, Cédric, Nani Matchday 4 (05/11/2014) Sporting Clube de Portugal 4-2 FC Schalke 04 Goals: 0-1 Slimani 17 (og) , 1-1 Sarr 26, 2-1 Jefferson 52, 3-1 Nani 72, 3-2 Aogo 88, 4-2 Slimani 90+1 Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Jefferson, Slimani, William Carvalho, João Mário (82 Oriol Rosell), Adrien Silva, Paulo Oliveira, Sarr, Carlos Mané (68 Carrillo), Cédric, Nani (89 Capel) Matchday 5 (25/11/2014) Sporting Clube de Portugal 3-1 NK Maribor Goals: 1-0 Carlos Mané 10, 2-0 Nani 35, 2-1 Jefferson 42 (og) , 3-1 Slimani 65 Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Maurício, Jefferson, Slimani (75 Montero), William Carvalho, João Mário (82 André Martins), Adrien Silva, Paulo Oliveira, Carlos Mané (66 Carrillo), Cédric, Nani Matchday 6 (10/12/2014) Chelsea FC 3-1 Sporting Clube de Portugal Goals: 1-0 Fàbregas 8 (P) , 2-0 Schürrle 16, 2-1 Silva 50, 3-1 Mikel 56 Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Maurício, Slimani, Capel (61 Carlos Mané), William Carvalho (61 Montero), João Mário (70 André Martins), Carrillo, Adrien Silva, Paulo Oliveira, Silva,

UEFA Europa League - Round of 32 Matchday 7 (19/02/2015) VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 Sporting Clube de Portugal Goals: 1-0 Dost 46, 2-0 Dost 63 Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Jefferson, Montero (80 Tanaka ), João Mário, Carrillo (70 Carlos Mané), Adrien Silva, Oriol Rosell (80 André Martins), Paulo Oliveira, Cédric, Tobias Figueiredo, Nani Matchday 8 (26/02/2015) Sporting Clube de Portugal-VfL Wolfsburg

15 Sporting Clube de Portugal - VfL Wolfsburg Thursday 26 February 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon VfL Wolfsburg

UEFA Europa League - Group stage Group H Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Everton FC 6 3 2 1 10 3 11 VfL Wolfsburg 6 3 1 2 14 10 10 FC Krasnodar 6 1 3 2 7 12 6 LOSC Lille 6 0 4 2 3 9 4

Matchday 1 (18/09/2014) Everton FC 4-1 VfL Wolfsburg Goals: 1-0 Rodriguez 15 (og) , 2-0 Coleman 45+1, 3-0 Baines 47 (P) , 4-0 Mirallas 89, 4-1 Rodriguez 90+4 VfL Wolfsburg: Benaglio, Caligiuri (61 Bendtner), Olić, De Bruyne, Malanda (46 Hunt), Luiz Gustavo (77 Guilavogui), Jung, Naldo, Arnold, Knoche, Rodriguez Matchday 2 (02/10/2014) VfL Wolfsburg 1-1 LOSC Lille Goals: 0-1 Origi 77 (P) , 1-1 De Bruyne 82 VfL Wolfsburg: Benaglio, Perišić, Hunt, Olić (62 Bendtner), De Bruyne, Luiz Gustavo, Guilavogui, Jung (62 Vieirinha), Naldo, Knoche (79 Caligiuri), Rodriguez Matchday 3 (23/10/2014) FC Krasnodar 2-4 VfL Wolfsburg Goals: 0-1 Granqvist 37 (og) , 0-2 De Bruyne 46, 1-2 Granqvist 51 (P) , 1-3 Luiz Gustavo 64, 1-4 De Bruyne 80, 2-4 Wanderson 86 VfL Wolfsburg: Benaglio, Schäfer, Caligiuri, Perišić (61 Vieirinha), Olić (78 Dost), De Bruyne (86 Arnold), Luiz Gustavo, Guilavogui, Jung, Naldo, Knoche Matchday 4 (06/11/2014) VfL Wolfsburg 5-1 FC Krasnodar Goals: 1-0 Hunt 47, 2-0 Hunt 57, 2-1 Wanderson 72, 3-1 Guilavogui 73, 4-1 Bendtner 89 (P) , 5-1 Bendtner 90+1 VfL Wolfsburg: Benaglio, Schäfer (39 T. Klose), Vieirinha, Perišić (46 Hunt), Dost (75 Bendtner), De Bruyne, Träsch, Luiz Gustavo, Guilavogui, Naldo, Knoche Matchday 5 (27/11/2014) VfL Wolfsburg 0-2 Everton FC Goals: 0-1 Lukaku 43, 0-2 Mirallas 75 VfL Wolfsburg: Benaglio, Bendtner (75 Olić), Schäfer, Vieirinha, Perišić, Hunt (75 Arnold), De Bruyne, Malanda (63 Caligiuri), Luiz Gustavo, Naldo, Knoche Matchday 6 (11/12/2014) LOSC Lille 0-3 VfL Wolfsburg Goals: 0-1 Vieirinha 45+1, 0-2 Rodriguez 65, 0-3 Rodriguez 89 (P) VfL Wolfsburg: Benaglio, Vieirinha (58 Malanda), Perišić, Olić (46 Dost), De Bruyne (85 Caligiuri), Luiz Gustavo, Guilavogui, Jung, Naldo, Knoche, Rodriguez

Round of 32 Matchday 7 (19/02/2015) VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 Sporting Clube de Portugal Goals: 1-0 Dost 46, 2-0 Dost 63 VfL Wolfsburg: Benaglio, Vieirinha (89 Schäfer), Hunt (41 Arnold), Dost, De Bruyne, Träsch, Schürrle (79 Caligiuri), Jung, Naldo, Knoche, Rodriguez Matchday 8 (26/02/2015) Sporting Clube de Portugal-VfL Wolfsburg

16 Sporting Clube de Portugal - VfL Wolfsburg Thursday 26 February 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon Match officials

Referee Ruddy Buquet (FRA) Assistant referees Guillaume Debart (FRA) , Cyril Gringore (FRA) Additional assistant referees Benoit Bastien (FRA) , Amaury Delerue (FRA) Fourth official Laurent Stien (FRA) UEFA Delegate Jevgenijs Milevskis (LVA) UEFA Referee observer Alexandru Deaconu (ROU)

Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Ruddy Buquet 29/01/1977 11 24

Ruddy Buquet Referee since: 2001 First division: 2008 FIFA badge: 2011

Tournaments: N/A

Finals N/A

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 11/10/2011 U19 QR Germany Belarus 3-3 Portadown 11/11/2011 U21 QR Greece Germany 4-5 Tripoli Arkadia 07/09/2014 EURO QR Portugal Albania 0-1 Aveiro 10/12/2014 UCL GS FC Porto FC Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 Porto

17 Sporting Clube de Portugal - VfL Wolfsburg Thursday 26 February 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon Legend Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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