Real Madrid

Wolfsburg

DK ya 30 madrid wapo nyuma kwa magoli 2-0 dhidi ya Wolfsburg

na mchezo baina ya PSG na Mancity bado milango ni migumu

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25'

Goal Maximilian Arnold
GOAL! It's 2-0 to Wolfsburg! Real Madrid are looking incredibly poor at the back, which is making life incredibly easy for the hosts. Once again, they move the ball around quickly before Henrique is picked out on the right-hand side of the penalty area in acres of space. He immediately whips a lovely low cross towards the edge of the six-yard box, where Arnold is easily able to skip in front of Ramos before poking a first-time shot past Navas and into the back of the net. What a start by the Wolves!
25'

Assist Bruno Henrique Pinto
Assist Bruno Henrique Pinto
24'

Wolfsburg cause plenty of problems for Real Madrid on the counter-attack once again! This time, Ronaldo is caught sleeping on the ball, allowing Arnold to dispossess him deep inside the hosts' half of the pitch. The German immediately flies forward on a great run down the left wing before sending a dangerous low cross into the heart of the penalty area, but Ramos is there to poke the ball away from Schurrle at the vital moment.
22'

A lofted pass forward from Modric finds Ronaldo inside the penalty area, and this time the run from the Portuguese forward is a well timed one. He brings the ball down well before spinning and finding Bale, who then pokes a pass into the path of Casemiro, but the Brazilian's thumping shot from 20 yards out is completely overhit and sails comfortably wide of the goal.
20'

Once again, Real Madrid try to take the Wolfsburg back line by surprise with a lofted pass forward, this time from Pepe on the halfway line, but Bale's run is slightly mistimed and, as a result, the linesman's flag is immediately raised as soon as he tries, and fails, to beat Benaglio with a looping volleyed shot.
19'

Yellow Card Adelino André Vieira Freitas
Yellow card Adelino André Vieira Freitas
18'

Penalty Goal Ricardo Rodriguez
GOAL! Rodriguez steps up and calmly fires a great strike into the top left-hand corner of the net to give Wolfsburg the lead completely against the run of play. Real Madrid look stunned, and it's no wonder why!
17'

PENALTY! Draxler sprints down the left wing and takes on Danilo before firing a low cross into the middle of the penalty area. It looks set to find Schurrle in front of goal, but just as the German is about to make contact with the ball he's tripped over from behind by Casemiro, resulting in the referee immediately pointing to the spot. What a chance for Wolfsburg to take the lead!
16'

Once again, Wolfsburg do well to hit Real Madrid on the counter after the visitors lose the ball deep inside the hosts' half of the pitch. They work the ball around quickly before Henrique flies towards the penalty area before unleashing a 20-yard shot, but it's sent straight into the hands of Navas in the middle of the goal.
14'

What a chance for Real Madrid! Casemiro charges through the middle of the pitch before setting up Benzema with a poked pass forward, and the Frenchman is easily able to break through Wolfsburg's disjointed back line. He goes one-on-one with Dante and beats the Brazilian with ease before trying to fire a low shot past Benaglio, but the goalkeeper's trailing leg successfuly stops the striker from opening the scoring. The ball then bounces out of the box and into the path of Bale, but his follow-up strike ends up curling comfortably wide of the far post.
12'

After spending the opening 12 minutes sat deep inside their own half of the pitch, Wolfsburg are finally able to break away on a dangerous counter-attack down the left wing after a cross from Danilo fails to find a Real Madrid player. Draxler flies down the flank on a determined run before chipping a lovely cross over to the far post, where it finds Henrique, but the Brazilian is unable to get enough power behind his headed effort and it's comfortably saved by Navas as a result.
10'

Benzema and Marcelo, the latter of whom has firmly camped himself deep inside the Wolfsburg half of the pitch, link up nicely just outside of the penalty area before the latter knocks a lovely through-ball into the path of Ronaldo. The Portuguese forward is slightly offside, however, and as soon as he fires a low cross into the middle of the box the linesman's flag is raised for offside. Benzema initially looks to be hurt after taking a knock in the build-up, but he is eventually able to get back to his feet after a few moments on the floor.
8'

Once again, Real Madrid are able to carve out some space for themselves down the left wing thanks to good play by Ronaldo in the middle of the pitch. Marcelo charges forwards before curling a low cross into the box, but Naldo is there to cut out the danger at the vital moment. The visitors come back once again, however, after Bale beats Vieirinha with ease, but once again the attempted pass fails to find a dark blue shirt.
6'

After regaining possession, Wolfsburg immediately break forward on their first attacking move of the evening. Henrique flies down the right wing on a great run before cutting inside and trying to penetrate the penalty area, but Casemiro is there to dispossess the Brazilian winger before he's able to do so.
5'

Ronaldo twists and turns deep down the left flank as he tries to find a way through a group of white shirts camped just in front of him. He is eventually able to whip a bouncing cross into the heart of the Wolfsburg penalty area that finds Bale in a good position in front of goal, but the number 11's first-time volley is poorly hit and sails comfortably wide of its intended target.
4'

Bale goes down inside the penalty area, but nothing is given! It's been a bright start to the game by Real Madrid, who once again are causing problems for the hosts. A lofted pass forward finds Bale, who nods the ball down into the path of Gustavo. The Brazilian's first touch is poor and sends it rolling into the penalty area before he barges the Welshman to the ground, but, despite the forward's protestations, the referee quickly waves play on.
2'

Ronaldo scores, but it's offside! Real Madrid move the ball around beautifully before Benzema sends a lovely pass into the Wolfsburg penalty area, where it finds the Portuguese forward. He's completely unmarked and is easily able to slot a shot under the body of Benaglio and into the back of the net, but as soon as he does so the linesman's flag is raised for offside, and, as the replays show, rightly so.
1'

And we're off! Real Madrid get us underway, attacking from left to right.
The two sides are making their way out onto the pitch, with just a few minutes to go until kick-off.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has made just one alteration to the side that featured in the win against Barcelona on the weekend, with Daniel Carvajal making way for Danilo at right-back.
Dieter Hecking has decided to make three changes to the Wolfsburg side that started last week’s 3-0 defeat away to Bayer Leverkusen, with Naldo, Luiz Gustavo and Bruno Henrique coming into the starting line-up to replace Christian Trasch, Robin Knoche and Max Kruse. The Wolves are also able to welcome back Dutch striker Bas Dost, who starts on the substitutes’ bench after being unavailable for almost four months with a broken foot.
Real Madrid substitutes: Casilla, Nacho, Carvajal, Isco, Rodriguez, Vazquez, Jese.
Real Madrid XI (4-3-3): Navas; Danilo, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo.
Wolfsburg substitutes: Casteels, Knoche, Schafer, Trasch, Ascues, Kruse, Dost.
Wolfsburg XI (4-2-3-1): Benaglio; Vieirinha, Naldo, Dante, Rodriguez; Guilavogui, Gustavo; Henrique, Arnold, Draxler; Schurrle.
There’s just over 15 minutes left to go until kick-off, so let’s have a look at how the two teams will be lining up evening…
It’s been a great week for Real Madrid, who were able to extend their domestic winning run and keep alive their chances of pipping Barcelona to the title with an impressive win in yet another exhilarating Clasico clash. The victory ended their fierce rivals’ 39-game unbeaten run and made it six wins from as many games for the club from the capital, who have been performing far better under the watchful eye of Zinedine Zidane since the Frenchman took hold of the reigns at the start of the year. Since then, they have lost just one game in all competitions, with 12 of those ending in victories. That was the case in the previous round of the competition, when Los Blancos comfortably beat Roma 2-0 both home and away to send them through to the quarter-finals for the sixth season in a row. They will no doubt be relishing the opportunity to take on Wolfsburg, who, despite the impressive results that they have picked up this campaign, no longer look as strong as they once did and are set to struggle against the Spanish giants unless they are able to muster up their best performance of the season. The two sides have never faced each other before but Real Madrid boast a solid record in this season’s Champions League, as they are one of only two sides still unbeaten in this campaign’s competition. As such, they are not only the favourites to win tonight but are arguably in with a great chance of winning the entire competition for the second time in three years.
For the first time in their history, Wolfsburg are featuring in the knockout round of the Champions League thanks to an impressive group-stage campaign. Strong performances against PSV, Manchester United and CSKA Moscow resulted in the German side finishing top of their group with 12 points, and they then went on to beat Gent over two legs to set up a quarter-final clash against one of the strongest sides in Europe. It is certainly set to be one of their biggest ever tests, but it is one that they will be relishing after enjoying an excellent home record in the continent’s premier competition. Their last (and only) Champions League defeat at the Volkswagen Arena came way back in 2009, and since then they have won all of their home clashes, conceding just two goals in the process. The Wolves have been victorious in their last four consecutive European games but are continuing to struggle domestically, resulting in them sitting in a disappointing eighth place in the Bundesliga table at this late stage of the season. The start of March saw Dieter Hecking’s men win back-to-back league games for the first time in over five months, but since then they have failed to win any of their previous three clashes, two of which ended in disappointing defeats. That was particularly the case last week, when they were comfortably beaten 3-0 by Bayer Leverkusen, resulting in the gap between them and a Champions League qualifying spot extending to seven points. As a result, the club from Lower Saxony head into this evening’s game as the undisputed underdogs, but they will still be quietly confident about their chances of continuing their impressive home run against the 10-time European champions.
Good evening and welcome to our live text commentary of today’s Champions League quarter-final first-leg tie between Wolfsburg and Real Madrid at the Volkswagen Arena.

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Less than a minute ago

PeterCrud

Draxler is fantastic. Germanys talent is just staggering.

Less than a minute ago

Anonymous

Wolfsburg in Bundesliga: cat

Wolfsburg in Champions League: Hungry wolves

Less than a minute ago

Atanu Sengupta

i really feel sorry for real madrid supporters :p

go wolfsburg go :)

Less than a minute ago

ravi varma

calm your t1ts haters ronaldo four goals are comingg

Less than a minute ago

gencbllacaku

This is what we get fellow Madridista when we despise a football team undermine them and say sh1..t thats why you have to respect every single club :).. of course quality is lower than ours but this is the beauty of football ..

Bravo Wolfsburg!
Btw that wasn't a penatly.. but mistakes can happen! :) hope we can comeback this results !

1 minute ago

Sergio Cuevas

People in the comment section sounding like Juve fans when they were beating Bayern, we know how that ended.

1 minute ago

mkhi_bestplayer

LOL what happened to build on from Clasico win?

2 minutes ago

Prashant Mishra

Fvck me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 minutes ago

Chace Lorans

Madrid really are a weird team. Terrible and deserved for Wolfsburg. They are doing a Schalke.

2 minutes ago

Marian Albu

Looooool 2-0 :)))))))

2 minutes ago

Tolu Dairo

HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA

2 minutes ago

Carlo Maestro

So ignore a legit goal and penalty..and allow this penalty lol what a joke this uefalona is

3 minutes ago

Anonymous

Hahahahahahahahah lool honestly

3 minutes ago

Balzac90

Oh my, haha.

3 minutes ago

Anonymous

thats it... crawl back to your caves troll! RM cant perform when its needed..

3 minutes ago

Chhur Bura

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

GOALLLLLLLLLLL

3 minutes ago

MM H

oooh. I truly never expected that but how long WV will endure ..

3 minutes ago

moe

dont worry madrid fans, wolf still stands no chance, the worst madrid will get 2 1 and finish it in the bernabeau remember this comment, barca fan here