UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2019/20 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS VfL Wolfsburg Arena - Wolfsburg Thursday 12 December 2019 21.00CET (21.00 local time) VfL Wolfsburg Group I - Matchday 6 AS Saint-Étienne Last updated 06/08/2020 18:14CET
Previous meetings 2 Match background 5 Team facts 7 Squad list 9 Fixtures and results 12 Match-by-match lineups 16 Match officials 18 Legend 19
1 VfL Wolfsburg - AS Saint-Étienne Thursday 12 December 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg
Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Kolodziejczak 13; 03/10/2019 GS AS Saint-Étienne - VfL Wolfsburg 1-1 Saint-Etienne William 15
Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA VfL Wolfsburg 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 AS Saint-Étienne 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 VfL Wolfsburg - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Villeneuve Vieirinha 45+1, 11/12/2014 GS LOSC Lille - VfL Wolfsburg 0-3 d'Ascq Rodríguez 65, 89 (P) De Bruyne 82; Origi 02/10/2014 GS VfL Wolfsburg - LOSC Lille 1-1 Wolfsburg 77 (P)
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers VfL Wolfsburg - Paris Saint- 1-3 Hasebe 63; Luyindula 26/02/2009 R3 Wolfsburg Germain agg: 1-5 38 (P), 73, Rothen 60 Paris Saint-Germain - VfL 18/02/2009 R3 2-0 Paris Hoarau 80, 83 Wolfsburg
UEFA Intertoto Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 4-0 Dindane 42, Keita 48, 03/08/2005 SF RC Lens - VfL Wolfsburg Lens agg: 4-0 Jemaa 89, 90 27/07/2005 SF VfL Wolfsburg - RC Lens 0-0 Wolfsburg
UEFA Intertoto Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers M.Petrov 22, Biliskov 2-2 01/08/2001 SF VfL Wolfsburg - ES Troyes AC Wolfsburg 35; Amzine 29, agg: 2-3 Rothen 90 25/07/2001 SF ES Troyes AC - VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 Troyes Goussé 8
UEFA Intertoto Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-2 Tomislav Maric 50; 02/08/2000 SF VfL Wolfsburg - AJ Auxerre Wolfsburg agg 2-3 (aet) Kłos 26, Cissé 100 ET Sebescen 71 (og); 26/07/2000 SF AJ Auxerre - VfL Wolfsburg 1-1 Auxerre Rische 21 VfL Wolfsburg - CS Sedan- 2-1 Akonnor 33, Adjaoud 22/07/2000 R3 Wolfsburg Ardennes agg: 2-1 78 (og); N'diefi 57
2 VfL Wolfsburg - AS Saint-Étienne Thursday 12 December 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg
UEFA Intertoto Cup CS Sedan-Ardennes - VfL 15/07/2000 R3 0-0 Sedan Wolfsburg
AS Saint-Étienne - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers AS Saint-Étienne - 1. FSV Mainz 24/11/2016 GS 0-0 Saint-Etienne 05 1. FSV Mainz 05 - AS Saint- 15/09/2016 GS 1-1 Mainz Bungert 57; Berić 88 Étienne
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Benalouane 64, Grax AS Saint-Étienne - SV Werder 2-2 18/03/2009 R16 Saint-Etienne 90+2; Prödl 6, Pizarro Bremen agg: 2-3 27 SV Werder Bremen - AS Saint- 12/03/2009 R16 1-0 Bremen Naldo 20 Étienne
European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Berliner FC Dynamo - AS Saint- 2-0 01/09/1981 PR Berlin Netz 38, Riediger 82 Étienne agg: 3-1 AS Saint-Étienne - Berliner FC Lopez 74; Lopez 25 26/08/1981 PR 1-1 Saint-Etienne Dynamo (og)
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers AS Saint-Étienne - Hamburger 1-0 10/12/1980 R3 Saint-Etienne Paganelli 10 SV agg: 6-0 Hartwig 8 (og), Platini Hamburger SV - AS Saint- 26/11/1980 R3 0-5 Hamburg 26, 87, Larios 39, Étienne Zimako 85
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0 Thychosen 11, 19/03/1980 QF Monchengladbach - AS Saint-Étienne agg: 6-1 Hannes 15 Platini 55 (P); AS Saint-Étienne - VfL Borussia 05/03/1980 QF 1-4 Saint-Etienne Nielsen 15, 21, Mönchengladbach Nickel 18, Lienen 36
European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Bayern München - AS Saint- 12/05/1976 F 1-0 Glasgow Roth 57 Étienne
3 VfL Wolfsburg - AS Saint-Étienne Thursday 12 December 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg
European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Bayern München - AS Saint- 2-0 Beckenbauer 2, 23/04/1975 SF Munich Étienne agg: 2-0 Dürnberger 69 AS Saint-Étienne - FC Bayern 09/04/1975 SF 0-0 Saint-Etienne München
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-1 Simmet 46, Glowacz 28/09/1971 R1 1. FC Köln - AS Saint-Étienne Cologne agg: 3-2 62; Revelli 75 Sarramagna 85; 15/09/1971 R1 AS Saint-Étienne - 1. FC Köln 1-1 Saint-Etienne Simmet 80
European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers AS Saint-Étienne - FC Bayern 3-0 01/10/1969 R1 Saint-Etienne Revelli 2, 59, Keita 81 München agg: 3-2 FC Bayern München - AS Saint- Brenninger 22, Roth 17/09/1969 R1 2-0 Munich Étienne 53
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1. FC Nürnberg - AS Saint- 3-0 Strehl 27, Wild 63, 14/11/1962 R2 Nuremberg Étienne agg: 3-0 Haseneder 73 AS Saint-Étienne - 1. FC 18/10/1962 R2 0-0 Saint-Etienne Nürnberg
Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA VfL Wolfsburg 6 1 3 2 7 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 13 2 6 5 12 18 AS Saint-Étienne 10 2 7 1 9 1 1 7 1 0 0 1 20 3 8 9 17 25
4 VfL Wolfsburg - AS Saint-Étienne Thursday 12 December 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg Match background
Wolfsburg host Saint-Étienne knowing that they are through to the knockout phase of the UEFA Europa League while their opponents will be playing their final European encounter of the season. • The German side booked their round of 32 berth with a 1-0 win at Olexandriya on Matchday 5 – their eighth successive UEFA Europa League away game without defeat – thanks to Wout Weghorst's penalty in first-half added time. The Ukrainian club are the only opponents that Wolfsburg have beaten in Group I – they were also 3-1 victors at home on Matchday 1 – but the Bundesliga club's tally of eight points is four more than third-placed St-Étienne have managed, the French side having drawn every game since opening with a 3-2 defeat at Gent, who are also through and top the group with nine points. • In order to dislodge Gent from top spot and qualify as group winners Wolfsburg must beat St-Étienne and hope that the Belgian side do not follow suit in their final fixture at home to bottom-placed Olexandriya. Previous meetings • The teams met for the first time in UEFA competition on Matchday 2, drawing 1-1 at the Stade Geoffroy Guichard. Both goals were scored early on by defenders, Timothée Kolodziejczak's 13th-minute opener for St-Étienne prompting a swift response from Wolfsburg's Willian. • Wolfsburg have won only once in six home games against French visitors (D3 L2), the first of those, against Sedan (2-1) in the 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Home and away their record against French opposition is W2 D6 L5. • This is St-Étienne's 21st match against German opposition, the previous 20 having brought just three wins (D8 L9). They have lost seven of their nine away matches, though gained a first draw on the most recent visit, 1-1 at Mainz in the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League group stage thanks to a late Robert Berić equaliser. Les Verts were also defeated by German opposition in the 1976 European Cup final, going down 1-0 to Bayern München in Glasgow. Form guide Wolfsburg • A sixth-placed finish in last season's Bundesliga ensured Wolfsburg direct entry into the group stage and a first European adventure since they reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League in 2015/16. • The German club are competing in the UEFA Europa League group stage for a second time, their 2014/15 campaign having ended in the quarter-finals at the hands of Napoli. They also reached the last eight in the competition's inaugural 2009/10 season having finished third in their UEFA Champions League section. • Quarter-finalists therefore in each of their last three European campaigns, Wolfsburg won all five home fixtures in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League and have a UEFA Europa League home record of W6 D1 L4, losing the most recent of those fixtures 1-3 to Gent on Matchday 4. St-Étienne • Absent from Europe since they reached the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League round of 32, St-Étienne returned by finishing fourth in Ligue 1 last term to secure a fourth group stage appearance in this competition. • Unable to get out of their group in 2014/15, when they drew their first five matches and lost the last, they were successful in both 2015/16 and 2016/17 before exiting both times at the round of 32 stage, latterly to eventual winners Manchester United (0-3 a, 0-1 h). • Les Verts were on a run of ten UEFA Europa League group fixtures undefeated (W5 D5), including five outside France (W3 D2), before their Matchday 1 reverse at Gent. They have drawn 14 of their 22 group stage fixtures, home and away, in this competition, including all of the last four and those five on the trot in 2014/15. Links and trivia • Wolfsburg skipper Josuha Guilavogui started his career with St-Étienne, making over 100 appearances for the club from 2010 to 2014. • Guilavogui played for Les Verts alongside Loïc Perrin, Stéphane Ruffier, Jessy Moulin and Romain Hamouma. • Wolfsburg's Marcel Tisserand (Monaco, Lens, Toulouse) and Jérôme Roussillon (Sochaux, Montpellier) have both played in Ligue 1. The coaches • Austrian coach Oliver Glasner signed a three-year contract in the spring of 2019 to succeed Bruno Labbadia at Wolfsburg. He arrived in Germany with a growing reputation having led LASK Linz to a runners-up spot in the Austrian Bundesliga just two seasons after steering the club to promotion from the second tier. A former centre-back, Glasner spent virtually his entire career with Ried, with whom he won the Austrian Cup twice, in 1998 and 2011. He also spent a season as the club's coach before joining LASK in 2015.
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• The experienced Claude Puel replaced Ghislain Printant as St-Étienne boss on 4 October, returning to Ligue 1 after spells in the English Premier League at Southampton and Leicester City following his departure from Nice in 2017. A former midfielder who accumulated over 600 appearances in all competitions during his 17 seasons at Monaco, he led the Principality side to the French league title in 1999/2000 and as coach of LOSC Lille and Lyon guided the teams into the UEFA Champions League, reaching the semi-finals with the latter in 2009/10.
6 VfL Wolfsburg - AS Saint-Étienne Thursday 12 December 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg Team facts
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) League title: 1 (2009) Germany Cup: 1 (2015) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2018/19: did not take part in UEFA competition 2017/18: did not take part in UEFA competition 2016/17: did not take part in UEFA competition 2015/16: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals 2014/15: quarter-finals 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA competition 2009/10: quarter-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-1 twice, most recently v Krasnodar 06/11/14, UEFA Europa League group stage 4-0: Wolfsburg v Cibalia 06/08/03, UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-finals second leg • Biggest away win 1-4: Cibalia v Wolfsburg 30/07/03, UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-finals first leg 0-3 twice, most recently v LOSC Lille 11/12/14, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Wolfsburg v Napoli 16/04/15, UEFA Europa League quarter-final first leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Lens v Wolfsburg 03/08/05, UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-finals second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 5-1 twice, most recently v Krasnodar (see above) • Biggest away win 0-3: LOSC Lille v Wolfsburg (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Wolfsburg v Napoli (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: Everton v Wolfsburg 18/09/14, group stage
AS Saint-Étienne Formed: 1919 Nickname: Les Verts (The Greens) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Champion Clubs' Cup: (1976)
7 VfL Wolfsburg - AS Saint-Étienne Thursday 12 December 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg
Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) Domestic title: 10 (1981) French Cup: 6 (1977) French League Cup: 1 (2013) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2018/19: did not take part in UEFA competition 2017/18: did not take part in UEFA competition 2016/17: round of 32 2015/16: round of 32 2014/15: group stage 2013/14: play-offs 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 7-0: St-Étienne v KuPS Kuopio 01/01/80, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 0-7: KuPS Kuopio v St-Étienne 17/09/80, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-4 twice, most recently v Ipswich 04/03/81, UEFA Cup quarter-final first leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-0 twice, most recently v Bohemians 1905 03/11/82, UEFA Cup second round second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 7-0: St-Étienne v KuPS Kuopio (see above) • Biggest away win 0-7: KuPS Kuopio v St-Étienne (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-4 twice, most recently v Ipswich (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Bohemians 1905 v St-Étienne (see above)
8 VfL Wolfsburg - AS Saint-Étienne Thursday 12 December 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg Squad list
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 Koen Casteels BEL 25/06/1992 27 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 3 - 12 Pavao Pervan AUT 13/11/1987 32 - 4 - 8 - 4 - 4 - 28 Jannes Tasche GER 20/01/1999 20 ------30 Niklas Klinger GER 13/10/1995 24 ------35 Lino Kasten GER 17/01/2001 18 ------36 Phillip Menzel GER 18/08/1998 21 ------Defenders 2 William BRA 03/04/1995 24 * 4 1 14 1 4 1 4 1 5 Jeffrey Bruma NED 13/11/1991 28 * 5 - 9 - 16 - 36 - 6 Paulo Otávio BRA 23/11/1994 25 ------15 Jérôme Roussillon FRA 06/01/1993 26 - 4 - 12 1 4 - 4 - 19 Kevin Mbabu SUI 19/04/1995 24 - 3 - 2 - 10 - 21 1 25 John Brooks GER 28/01/1993 26 - 1 - 8 - 1 - 1 - 31 Robin Knoche GER 22/05/1992 27 - 4 - 10 - 15 - 17 - 32 Marcel Tisserand FRA 10/01/1993 26 - 5 - 10 1 5 - 5 - 39 Tim Siersleben GER 09/03/2000 19 ------Midfielders 8 Renato Steffen SUI 03/11/1991 28 - 5 - 8 - 16 2 31 5 10 Yunus Mallı TUR 24/02/1992 27 - 1 - - - 7 1 9 1 13 Yannick Gerhardt GER 13/03/1994 25 - 1 - 7 - 1 - 1 - 23 Josuha Guilavogui FRA 19/09/1990 29 - 5 - 14 - 15 1 30 1 24 Xaver Schlager AUT 28/09/1997 22 - - - 5 - 24 2 28 2 27 Maximilian Arnold GER 27/05/1994 25 * 5 1 14 1 13 1 23 2 37 Elvis Rexhbecaj GER 01/11/1997 22 ------42 Dominik Marx GER 02/02/2000 19 ------43 Julian Justvan GER 02/04/1998 21 ------44 Iba May GER 06/06/1998 21 ------Forwards 7 Josip Brekalo CRO 23/06/1998 21 - 4 1 13 2 4 1 4 1 9 Wout Weghorst NED 07/08/1992 27 - 5 2 14 7 13 3 17 3 11 Felix Klaus GER 13/09/1992 27 - 3 - 12 - 4 - 4 - 14 Admir Mehmedi SUI 16/03/1991 28 - 2 1 9 1 20 3 43 11 22 Lukas Nmecha GER 14/12/1998 20 - 4 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 33 Daniel Ginczek GER 13/04/1991 28 - - - 1 - - - - - 40 João Victor BRA 27/03/1994 25 - 4 2 13 1 4 2 6 3 46 Charles-Jesaja Herrmann GER 08/02/2000 19 ------47 Phillip König GER 22/03/2000 19 ------Coach - Oliver Glasner AUT 28/08/1974 45 - 5 - - - 5 - 9 -
9 VfL Wolfsburg - AS Saint-Étienne Thursday 12 December 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg
AS Saint-Étienne Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Theo Vermot FRA 27/01/1997 22 ------16 Stéphane Ruffier FRA 27/09/1986 33 - 4 - 14 - 22 - 36 - 30 Jessy Moulin FRA 13/01/1986 33 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 6 - 40 Stefan Bajic FRA 23/12/2001 17 - - - 1 - - - - - 50 Etienne Green FRA 19/07/2000 19 ------60 Nathan Cremillieux FRA 09/01/2000 19 ------70 Yannis Bourbia FRA 24/03/2002 17 ------80 Corentin Bariol FRA 10/04/2001 18 ------Defenders 2 Harold Moukoudi FRA 27/11/1997 22 - 2 - 10 - 2 - 2 - 4 William Saliba FRA 24/03/2001 18 - 2 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 5 Timothée Kolodziejczak FRA 01/10/1991 28 - 5 1 11 - 22 2 34 2 11 Gabriel Silva BRA 13/05/1991 28 - 2 1 2 - 2 1 6 2 13 Miguel Trauco PER 25/08/1992 27 - 1 - 11 1 1 - 1 - 23 Sergi Palencia ESP 23/03/1996 23 - - - 4 - 3 - 4 - 24 Loïc Perrin FRA 07/08/1985 34 - 4 - 14 - 24 1 38 2 26 Mathieu Debuchy FRA 28/07/1985 34 - 4 - 13 1 21 2 55 2 32 Wesley Fofana FRA 17/12/2000 18 - 2 - 6 1 2 - 2 - 34 Mickael Nade FRA 04/03/1999 20 ------35 Lucas Llort FRA 08/06/1999 20 ------42 Marvin Tshibuabua FRA 08/01/2002 17 ------45 Mathis Mezaber FRA 20/12/2000 18 ------49 Saidou Sow GUI 04/07/2002 17 ------Midfielders 6 Yann M'Vila FRA 29/06/1990 29 - 4 - 14 - 19 - 30 1 7 Ryad Boudebouz ALG 19/02/1990 29 - 3 - 16 - 4 - 6 - 8 Mahdi Camara FRA 30/06/1998 21 - 2 1 5 - 2 1 2 1 17 Jean-Eudes Aholou CIV 20/03/1994 25 - 3 - 7 1 3 - 6 - 25 Assane Dioussé SEN 20/09/1997 22 - - - 1 - - - - - 28 Zaydou Youssouf FRA 11/07/1999 20 - 5 - 13 - 7 - 13 1 29 Yohan Cabaye FRA 14/01/1986 33 - 1 - 7 - 30 1 55 4 36 Cyril Martin-Pichon FRA 23/01/1998 21 ------37 Aimen Moueffek FRA 09/04/2001 18 ------38 Victor Petit FRA 31/01/2001 18 ------41 Tyron Tormin FRA 29/06/2001 18 ------43 Alexandre Valbon FRA 19/11/1999 20 ------44 Stevens Leleux FRA 30/01/2001 18 ------47 Maxence Rivera FRA 30/05/2002 17 ------48 Mathys Saban FRA 15/05/2002 17 ------Forwards 9 Loïs Diony FRA 20/12/1992 26 - 1 - 5 1 1 - 1 -
10 VfL Wolfsburg - AS Saint-Étienne Thursday 12 December 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg
AS Saint-Étienne Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA 10 Wahbi Khazri TUN 08/02/1991 28 - 3 2 12 1 7 2 11 3 14 Franck Honorat FRA 11/08/1996 23 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 15 Billal Benkhedim FRA 20/04/2001 18 ------18 Arnaud Nordin FRA 17/06/1998 21 - 5 - 13 1 7 - 7 - 20 Denis Bouanga FRA 11/11/1994 25 - 5 - 17 7 5 - 5 - 21 Romain Hamouma FRA 29/03/1987 32 - 3 - 12 5 18 2 30 7 22 Kévin Monnet-Paquet FRA 19/08/1988 31 - - - - - 24 4 34 5 27 Robert Berić SVN 17/06/1991 28 - 5 - 10 1 24 7 49 14 31 Charles Abi FRA 12/04/2000 19 - 2 - 6 - 2 - 2 - 39 Abdulaye Sidibe FRA 09/02/2002 17 ------46 Marie Gaelle Mukanya COD 20/02/2003 16 ------Coach - Claude Puel FRA 02/09/1961 58 - 3 - - - 31 - 97 -
11 VfL Wolfsburg - AS Saint-Étienne Thursday 12 December 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg Fixtures and results
VfL Wolfsburg Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers Weghorst 44, Gerhardt 49, William 70, 12/08/2019 Cup Hallescher FC (A) W 5-3 aet Knoche 92 ET, Brekalo 94 ET 17/08/2019 League 1. FC Köln (H) W 2-1 Arnold 16, Weghorst 60 Weghorst 9 (P), Brekalo 82, Roussillon 25/08/2019 League Hertha BSC Berlin (A) W 3-0 90+1 31/08/2019 League SC Paderborn 07 (H) D 1-1 Brekalo 56 13/09/2019 League Fortuna Düsseldorf (A) D 1-1 Weghorst 29 19/09/2019 UEL FC Olexandriya (H) W 3-1 Arnold 20, Mehmedi 24, Brekalo 67 23/09/2019 League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (H) D 1-1 Mehmedi 36 28/09/2019 League 1. FSV Mainz 05 (A) W 1-0 Tisserand 9 03/10/2019 UEL AS Saint-Étienne (A) D 1-1 William 15 06/10/2019 League 1. FC Union Berlin (H) W 1-0 Weghorst 69 19/10/2019 League RB Leipzig (A) D 1-1 Weghorst 82 24/10/2019 UEL KAA Gent (A) D 2-2 Weghorst 3, Victor 24 27/10/2019 League FC Augsburg (H) D 0-0 30/10/2019 Cup RB Leipzig (H) L 1-6 Weghorst 89 02/11/2019 League Borussia Dortmund (A) L 0-3 07/11/2019 UEL KAA Gent (H) L 1-3 Victor 20 10/11/2019 League Bayer 04 Leverkusen (H) L 0-2 23/11/2019 League Eintracht Frankfurt (A) W 2-0 Weghorst 19, Victor 65 28/11/2019 UEL FC Olexandriya (A) W 1-0 Weghorst 45+1 (P) 01/12/2019 League SV Werder Bremen (H) L 2-3 Weghorst 36, William 73 07/12/2019 League SC Freiburg (A) L 0-1 12/12/2019 UEL AS Saint-Étienne (H) VfL Borussia 15/12/2019 League Mönchengladbach (H) 18/12/2019 League FC Schalke 04 (H) 21/12/2019 League FC Bayern München (A) 18/01/2020 League 1. FC Köln (A) 25/01/2020 League Hertha BSC Berlin (H) 02/02/2020 League SC Paderborn 07 (A) 08/02/2020 League Fortuna Düsseldorf (H) 15/02/2020 League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (A) 22/02/2020 League 1. FSV Mainz 05 (H) 29/02/2020 League 1. FC Union Berlin (A) 07/03/2020 League RB Leipzig (H) 14/03/2020 League FC Augsburg (A) 21/03/2020 League Borussia Dortmund (H) 04/04/2020 League Bayer 04 Leverkusen (A) 11/04/2020 League Eintracht Frankfurt (H) 18/04/2020 League SV Werder Bremen (A) 25/04/2020 League SC Freiburg (H)
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VfL Wolfsburg VfL Borussia 02/05/2020 League Mönchengladbach (A) 09/05/2020 League FC Schalke 04 (A) 16/05/2020 League FC Bayern München (H)
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 14 10 1 3 30 16 31 2 RB Leipzig 14 9 3 2 39 16 30 3 Borussia Dortmund 14 7 5 2 33 19 26 4 FC Schalke 04 14 7 4 3 25 18 25 5 SC Freiburg 14 7 4 3 24 17 25 6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 14 7 4 3 22 18 25 7 FC Bayern München 14 7 3 4 35 20 24 8 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 14 6 3 5 19 23 21 9 VfL Wolfsburg 14 5 5 4 15 14 20 10 1. FC Union Berlin 14 6 1 7 18 19 19 11 Eintracht Frankfurt 14 5 3 6 24 22 18 12 FC Augsburg 14 4 5 5 20 26 17 13 1. FSV Mainz 05 14 5 0 9 20 34 15 14 SV Werder Bremen 14 3 5 6 22 29 14 15 Hertha BSC Berlin 14 3 3 8 20 29 12 16 Fortuna Düsseldorf 14 3 3 8 16 29 12 17 SC Paderborn 07 14 2 2 10 17 32 8 18 1. FC Köln 14 2 2 10 12 30 8
AS Saint-Étienne Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 10/08/2019 League Dijon FCO (A) W 2-1 Hamouma 5, Aholou 11 18/08/2019 League Stade Brestois 29 (H) D 1-1 Bouanga 83 28/08/2019 League LOSC Lille (A) L 0-3 01/09/2019 League Olympique de Marseille (A) L 0-1 15/09/2019 League Toulouse FC (H) D 2-2 Hamouma 45, 56 19/09/2019 UEL KAA Gent (A) L 2-3 Khazri 38, Kaminski 75 (og) 22/09/2019 League Angers SCO (A) L 1-4 Nordin 34 25/09/2019 League FC Metz (H) L 0-1 29/09/2019 League Nîmes Olympique SC (A) W 1-0 Debuchy 68 03/10/2019 UEL VfL Wolfsburg (H) D 1-1 Kolodziejczak 13 06/10/2019 League Olympique Lyonnais (H) W 1-0 Berić 90 20/10/2019 League FC Girondins de Bordeaux (A) W 1-0 Bouanga 90+3 (P) 24/10/2019 UEL FC Olexandriya (H) D 1-1 Gabriel Silva 8 27/10/2019 League Amiens (H) D 2-2 Khazri 45, Dibassy 80 (og) 03/11/2019 League AS Monaco FC (H) W 1-0 Bouanga 59 07/11/2019 UEL FC Olexandriya (A) D 2-2 Khazri 24 (P), Camara 72 10/11/2019 League FC Nantes (A) W 3-2 Trauco 22, Bouanga 34, 67 24/11/2019 League Montpellier Hérault SC (H) D 0-0 28/11/2019 UEL KAA Gent (H) D 0-0
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AS Saint-Étienne 01/12/2019 League Stade Rennais FC (A) L 1-2 Diony 19 Bouanga 11 (P), 58, Hamouma 38, Fofana 04/12/2019 League OGC Nice (H) W 4-1 40 08/12/2019 League Stade de Reims (A) L 1-3 Hamouma 59 12/12/2019 UEL VfL Wolfsburg (A) 15/12/2019 League Paris Saint-Germain (H) Racing Club de Strasbourg 21/12/2019 League Alsace (A) 11/01/2020 League FC Nantes (H) 25/01/2020 League Nîmes Olympique SC (H) 01/02/2020 League FC Metz (A) 05/02/2020 League Olympique de Marseille (H) 08/02/2020 League Montpellier Hérault SC (A) 15/02/2020 League Stade Brestois 29 (A) 22/02/2020 League Stade de Reims (H) 01/03/2020 League Olympique Lyonnais (A) FC Girondins de Bordeaux 07/03/2020 League (H) 14/03/2020 League AS Monaco FC (A) Racing Club de Strasbourg 21/03/2020 League Alsace (H) 05/04/2020 League Toulouse FC (A) 11/04/2020 League Stade Rennais FC (H) 18/04/2020 League Paris Saint-Germain (A) 26/04/2020 League Angers SCO (H) 02/05/2020 League Amiens (A) 09/05/2020 League LOSC Lille (H) 16/05/2020 League OGC Nice (A) 23/05/2020 League Dijon FCO (H)
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Paris Saint-Germain 16 13 0 3 35 9 39 2 Olympique de Marseille 17 10 4 3 25 19 34 3 LOSC Lille 17 8 4 5 21 15 28 4 Stade Rennais FC 16 8 3 5 22 17 27 5 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 17 7 5 5 28 20 26 6 FC Nantes 17 8 2 7 15 16 26 7 Olympique Lyonnais 17 7 4 6 28 16 25 8 AS Saint-Étienne 17 7 4 6 21 23 25 9 Stade de Reims 16 6 6 4 14 9 24 10 Montpellier Hérault SC 17 6 6 5 21 17 24 11 AS Monaco FC 16 7 3 6 26 25 24 12 Angers SCO 17 7 3 7 20 23 24 13 OGC Nice 17 7 2 8 25 27 23 14 Stade Brestois 29 17 5 6 6 21 20 21 15 Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace 17 6 3 8 20 23 21
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Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 16 Dijon FCO 17 4 4 9 11 19 16 17 Amiens 16 4 4 8 19 31 16 18 FC Metz 17 3 6 8 14 25 15 19 Nîmes Olympique SC 16 2 6 8 12 28 12 20 Toulouse FC 17 3 3 11 19 35 12
15 VfL Wolfsburg - AS Saint-Étienne Thursday 12 December 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg Match-by-match lineups VfL Wolfsburg
UEFA Europa League - Group stage Group I Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts KAA Gent 5 2 3 0 9 6 9 VfL Wolfsburg 5 2 2 1 8 7 8 AS Saint-Étienne 5 0 4 1 6 7 4 FC Olexandriya 5 0 3 2 5 8 3
Matchday 1 (19/09/2019) VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 FC Olexandriya Goals: 1-0 Arnold 20, 2-0 Mehmedi 24, 2-1 Banada 66, 3-1 Brekalo 67 VfL Wolfsburg: Pervan, Brekalo (76 L. Nmecha), Weghorst, Gerhardt, Mehmedi (86 Steffen), Roussillon, Mbabu, Guilavogui, Arnold, Knoche, Tisserand (70 Bruma) Matchday 2 (03/10/2019) AS Saint-Étienne 1-1 VfL Wolfsburg Goals: 1-0 Kolodziejczak 13, 1-1 William 15 VfL Wolfsburg: Pervan, William, Bruma, Brekalo (72 Victor), Weghorst (60 L. Nmecha), Klaus, Roussillon (83 Steffen), Guilavogui, Arnold, Knoche, Tisserand Matchday 3 (24/10/2019) KAA Gent 2-2 VfL Wolfsburg Goals: 0-1 Weghorst 3, 0-2 Victor 24, 1-2 Yaremchuk 41, 2-2 Yaremchuk 90+4 VfL Wolfsburg: Pervan, William (46 Mbabu), Bruma, Brekalo (66 L. Nmecha), Steffen (80 Roussillon), Weghorst, Guilavogui, Arnold, Knoche, Tisserand, Victor Matchday 4 (07/11/2019) VfL Wolfsburg 1-3 KAA Gent Goals: 1-0 Victor 20, 1-1 Yaremchuk 50, 1-2 Depoitre 65, 1-3 Ngadeu-Ngadjui 76 VfL Wolfsburg: Pervan, William, Bruma, Brekalo (66 Yunus Mallı), Steffen, Weghorst, Guilavogui, Arnold (70 L. Nmecha), Knoche (81 Klaus), Tisserand, Victor Matchday 5 (28/11/2019) FC Olexandriya 0-1 VfL Wolfsburg Goals: 0-1 Weghorst 45+1 (P) VfL Wolfsburg: Casteels, William (91 Mbabu), Bruma, Weghorst, Mehmedi (79 Klaus), Roussillon, Guilavogui, Brooks, Arnold, Tisserand, Victor (61 Steffen) Matchday 6 (12/12/2019) VfL Wolfsburg-AS Saint-Étienne AS Saint-Étienne
UEFA Europa League - Group stage Matchday 1 (19/09/2019) KAA Gent 3-2 AS Saint-Étienne Goals: 1-0 David 2, 1-1 Khazri 38, 2-1 David 43, 3-1 Perrin 64 (og) , 3-2 Kaminski 75 (og) AS Saint-Étienne: Ruffier, Moukoudi (72 Berić), Kolodziejczak, M'Vila, Khazri, Trauco, Hamouma (72 Nordin), Perrin, Debuchy, Youssouf, Cabaye (65 Bouanga) Matchday 2 (03/10/2019) AS Saint-Étienne 1-1 VfL Wolfsburg Goals: 1-0 Kolodziejczak 13, 1-1 William 15 AS Saint-Étienne: Moulin, Saliba, Kolodziejczak, M'Vila, Khazri (86 Abi), Nordin, Hamouma, Perrin, Debuchy (60 Moukoudi), Berić (65 Bouanga), Youssouf
16 VfL Wolfsburg - AS Saint-Étienne Thursday 12 December 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit VfL Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg Matchday 3 (24/10/2019) AS Saint-Étienne 1-1 FC Olexandriya Goals: 1-0 Gabriel Silva 8, 1-1 Gabriel Silva 14 (og) AS Saint-Étienne: Ruffier, Saliba, Kolodziejczak, M'Vila, Gabriel Silva, Aholou (46 Boudebouz), Nordin (63 Abi), Hamouma, Debuchy, Berić (74 Bouanga), Youssouf Matchday 4 (07/11/2019) FC Olexandriya 2-2 AS Saint-Étienne Goals: 0-1 Khazri 24 (P) , 0-2 Camara 72, 1-2 Bezborodko 84, 2-2 Zaderaka 90+1 AS Saint-Étienne: Ruffier, Kolodziejczak, Khazri (72 Gabriel Silva), Aholou, Nordin (87 Boudebouz), Bouanga, Perrin, Debuchy, Berić (55 Camara), Youssouf, Fofana Matchday 5 (28/11/2019) AS Saint-Étienne 0-0 KAA Gent AS Saint-Étienne: Ruffier, Kolodziejczak, M'Vila (80 Berić), Boudebouz, Camara, Diony (73 Youssouf), Honorat, Aholou (64 Nordin), Bouanga, Perrin, Fofana Matchday 6 (12/12/2019) VfL Wolfsburg-AS Saint-Étienne
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Referee Paul Tierney (ENG) Assistant referees Edward Smart (ENG) , Constantine Hatzidakis (ENG) Fourth official David Coote (ENG) UEFA Delegate Oleg Harlamov (EST) UEFA Referee observer Antonio Damato (ITA)
Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Paul Tierney 22/06/1980 3 7
UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 08/08/2019 UEL 3QR FC Vaduz Eintracht Frankfurt 0-5 Vaduz
Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 12/03/2019 UYL r_1/8.r2 FC Barcelona Hertha BSC Berlin 3-0 Barcelona 08/08/2019 UEL 3QR FC Vaduz Eintracht Frankfurt 0-5 Vaduz
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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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