UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Arena Khimki - Khimki Wednesday 25 November 2015 18.00CET (20.00 local time) PFC CSKA Moskva Group B - Matchday 5 VfL Wolfsburg Last updated 12/04/2016 23:33CET UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Squad list 6 Head coach 8 Match officials 9 Fixtures and results 11 Match-by-match lineups 15 Group Standings 17 Team facts 19 Legend 22 1 PFC CSKA Moskva - VfL Wolfsburg Wednesday 25 November 2015 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Khimki, Khimki Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers VfL Wolfsburg - PFC CSKA 15/09/2015 GS 1-0 Wolfsburg Draxler 40 Moskva UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers PFC CSKA Moskva - VfL Necid 58, Krasić 66; 25/11/2009 GS 2-1 Moscow Wolfsburg Džeko 19 VfL Wolfsburg - PFC CSKA Grafite 36, 41 (P), 87; 15/09/2009 GS 3-1 Wolfsburg Moskva Dzagoev 76 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA PFC CSKA Moskva 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 3 5 VfL Wolfsburg 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 5 3 PFC CSKA Moskva - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Bayern München - PFC Müller 18 (P), Rode 10/12/2014 GS 3-0 Munich CSKA Moskva 84, Götze 90 PFC CSKA Moskva - FC Bayern 30/09/2014 GS 0-1 Khimki Müller 22 (P) München UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Honda 62 (P); PFC CSKA Moskva - FC Bayern 27/11/2013 GS 1-3 Moscow Robben 17, Götze 56, München Müller 65 (P) FC Bayern München - PFC Alaba 4, Mandžukić 17/09/2013 GS 3-0 Munich CSKA Moskva 41, Robben 68 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Berisha 28, Van der Hamburger SV - PFC CSKA 06/12/2006 GS 3-2 Hamburg Vaart 84, Sanogo 90; Moskva Olić 23 (P), Zhirkov 65 PFC CSKA Moskva - Hamburger 26/09/2006 GS 1-0 Moscow Dudu 59 SV VfL Wolfsburg - Record versus clubs from opponents' country 2 PFC CSKA Moskva - VfL Wolfsburg Wednesday 25 November 2015 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Khimki, Khimki UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Hunt 47, 57, Guilavogui 73, 06/11/2014 GS VfL Wolfsburg - FC Krasnodar 5-1 Wolfsburg Bendtner 89 (P), 90+1; Wanderson 72 Granqvist 51 (P), Wanderson 86; 23/10/2014 GS FC Krasnodar - VfL Wolfsburg 2-4 Krasnodar Granqvist 37 (og), De Bruyne 46, 80, Luiz Gustavo 64 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-1 Martins 58, Gentner 18/03/2010 R16 VfL Wolfsburg - FC Rubin Kazan Wolfsburg agg 3-2 (aet) 119 ET; Kasaev 21 Noboa 29; Misimović 11/03/2010 R16 FC Rubin Kazan - VfL Wolfsburg 1-1 Kazan 67 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA PFC CSKA Moskva 4 2 0 2 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 7 7 18 VfL Wolfsburg 4 4 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 5 1 1 17 8 3 PFC CSKA Moskva - VfL Wolfsburg Wednesday 25 November 2015 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Khimki, Khimki Match background Bottom of Group D, PFC CSKA Moskva must avoid defeat against third-placed VfL Wolfsburg on matchday five to maintain any hope of UEFA Champions League progress. • CSKA will be out of contention for a top-two finish if they lose. If Manchester United FC are also beaten, by PSV Eindhoven, CSKA will be confirmed in fourth place. • Two points adrift at the foot of the section, CSKA will leapfrog Wolfsburg with a victory six years to the day since they overcame the Bundesliga outfit 2-1 in Moscow. Previous meetings • Wolfsburg beat CSKA in their first UEFA Champions League fixture on 15 September 2009. Grafite hit a hat-trick for Armin Veh's hosts, Alan Dzagoev scoring for a CSKA team coached by Juande Ramos. • CSKA ended up second in the group, with Wolfsburg third, having turned the tables with a 2-1 victory on 25 November. Tomáš Necid and Miloš Krasić struck second-half goals to overturn Edin Džeko's opener for the German side. • The lineups for the clubs' encounter in the Russian capital were: CSKA: Akinfeev, A Berezutski, V Berezutski, Ignashevich, Schennikov, Rahimić, Aldonin, Krasić, Mamaev, Dzagoev, Necid. Wolfsburg: Benaglio, Riether, Ricardo Costa, Madlung, Schäfer, Josué, Hasebe, Gentner, Misimović, Džeko, Martins (Ziani 68). Match background CSKA Moskva • CSKA are hoping to avoid a hat-trick of early exits from Europe, having finished bottom of their UEFA Champions League group in each of the past two seasons. • Last term they had their elimination confirmed with defeat by another German side – FC Bayern München, 3-0, on matchday six. Bayern had won the reverse fixture 1-0 at the Arena Khimki. • Leonid Slutski's men are four games unbeaten (W2 D2) at home in the 2015/16 competition. • Igor Akinfeev, Sergei Ignashevich and Aleksei and Vasili Berezutski are survivors of CSKA's first meeting with Bundesliga opposition – a 1-0 home win against Hamburger SV in the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League group stage. Wolfsburg • Wolfsburg slipped to third place in Group B after their 2-0 defeat at PSV last time out, yet remain just a point off top spot. • Winners at home against CSKA on matchday one (1-0), Dieter Hecking's team are still without a point on their travels after losses to Manchester United and PSV. • En route to the quarter-finals of the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League, Wolfsburg put nine goals past Russia's FC Krasnodar in the group stage, winning 4-2 away and 5-1 at home. • Wolfsburg's overall record against Russian sides is W5 D1 L1. Coach and player links • As FC Moskva coach, Slutski lost to Hertha BSC Berlin in the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup (0-0 a, 0-2 h). • Dante faced CSKA in four matches with Bayern, winning every one. • André Schürrle scored a hat-trick for Germany in a 5-3 FIFA World Cup qualifying triumph over Pontus Wernbloom's Sweden in October 2013. Max Kruse and Julian Draxler also appeared. • Vierinha was on the winning side against Akinfeev, Ignashevich and Vasili Berezutski in Portugal's 1-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Russia in June 2013. • Nicklas Bendtner scored in Denmark's 1-1 World Cup qualifying draw with Georgi Milanov's Bulgaria in the same campaign. • Players who have played together: Luiz Gustavo & Mário Fernandes (Brazil) Match facts CSKA 4 PFC CSKA Moskva - VfL Wolfsburg Wednesday 25 November 2015 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Khimki, Khimki • Georgi Schennikov will incur a suspension with his next booking. • CSKA's club record 21-match undefeated Russian Premier-Liga run came to an end when they lost 2-1 at FC Krasnodar on 8 November. • They were beaten again on Saturday, 2-0 at home by PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara – Slutski's side's third successive reverse in all competitions. • The Army Men have failed to score from six penalties this season. • Akinfeev has conceded a goal in each of his last 35 UEFA Champions League appearances, qualifying included. His last clean sheet in the competition came when CSKA drew 0-0 at Arsenal FC on 1 November 2006. • Vasili Berezutski has not played since sustaining a muscle injury on matchday three. Wolfsburg • Naldo and Daniel Caligiuri are a booking away from a ban. • Kruse scored twice in a 6-0 home win against SV Werder Bremen on Saturday. • Draxler was sent off 13 minutes into Wolfsburg's 2-0 loss at 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 7 November. • Bas Dost scored his first international goal in the Netherlands' 3-2 friendly victory against Wales on 13 November. • Robin Knoche, who has yet to play this season, has been sidelined since 18 September because of an ankle injury. 5 PFC CSKA Moskva - VfL Wolfsburg Wednesday 25 November 2015 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Khimki, Khimki Squad list PFC CSKA Moskva Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Sergei Chepchugov RUS 15/07/1985 30 - - - - - - - 2 - 10 - 35 Igor Akinfeev RUS 08/04/1986 29 - 4 - 4 - 16 - 41 - 93 - 45 Ilya Pomazun RUS 16/08/1996 19 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Mário Fernandes BRA 28/06/1991 24 - 4 - 4 - 14 1 10 - 16 - 4 Sergei Ignashevich RUS 14/07/1979 36 - 4 - 4 - 14 2 71 2 127 9 5 Viktor Vasin RUS 06/10/1988 27 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 6 Aleksei Berezutski RUS 20/06/1982 33 - 4 - 3 - 13 - 45 - 90 2 14 Kirill Nababkin RUS 08/09/1986 29 - 4 - - - 8 1 12 - 30 - 24 Vasili Berezutski RUS 20/06/1982 33 - 3 - 2 - 8 - 42 3 87 5 42 Georgi Schennikov RUS 27/04/1991 24 * 2 - 4 - 10 - 30 - 50 - 91 Nikita Chernov RUS 14/01/1996 19 - - - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 3 Pontus Wernbloom SWE 25/06/1986 29 - 4 - 4 - 15 2 18 1 51 9 7 Zoran Tošić SRB 28/04/1987 28 - 4 1 4 - 15 4 21 3 46 10 10 Alan Dzagoev RUS 17/06/1990 25 - 4 2 4 - 15 2 24 4 51 11 19 Aleksandrs Cauņa LVA 19/01/1988 27 - - - 1 - 5 - 9 1 18 1 23 Georgi Milanov BUL 19/02/1992 23 - 4 - 3 - 16 - 15 - 31 - 25 Roman Eremenko FIN 19/03/1987 28 - 4 - 3 - 13 - 21 1 73 7 60 Aleksandr Golovin RUS 30/05/1996 19 - 1 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 2 - 66 Bibras Natcho ISR 18/02/1988 27 - 3 - 3 - 12 2 13 1 79 15 Forwards 8 Kirill Panchenko RUS 19/10/1989 26 - - - 3 - 8 2 4 - 4 - 18 Ahmed Musa NGA 14/10/1992 23 - 4 3 4 1 16 6 18 3 24 6 43 Aleksandr Makarov RUS 24/04/1996 19 - - - - - - - - - - - 88 Seydou Doumbia CIV 31/12/1987 27 - 2 3 4 3 11 5 19 13 34 25 Coach - Leonid Slutski RUS 04/05/1971 44 - 4 - 4 - - - 31 - 55 - 6 PFC CSKA Moskva - VfL Wolfsburg Wednesday 25 November 2015 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Khimki, Khimki VfL Wolfsburg Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No.