European Cup · Group B - Matchday 02
Manchester United v Wolfsburg
2–1
HT 1–1
Manchester United beat Wolfsburg 2–1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 30th September 2015 in the European Cup. Juan Mata (34') and Chris Smalling (53') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 4' Daniel Caligiuri Assist: Max Kruse 0–1
- 33' Daniel Caligiuri
- 34' Juan Mata pen 1–1
- 39' Morgan Schneiderlin
- 41' Bastian Schweinsteiger
- 45' Ashley Young for Valencia
- Half Time 1–1
- 53' Chris Smalling Assist: Juan Mata 2–1
- 61' Memphis Depay
- 62' Andreas Pereira for Depay
- 72' Phil Jones for Schweinsteiger
- 79' Ashley Young
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
8 Juan Mata 34'
Substitutes
Ashley Young
45' for Valencia
Andreas Pereira
62' for Depay
Phil Jones
72' for Schweinsteiger
Wolfsburg Lineup
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 Diego Benaglio G
7 Daniel Caligiuri LM ⚽
10 Julian Draxler RM
11 Max Kruse RCF
12 Bas Dost F
15 Christian Träsch RB
18 Dante CD-L
23 Josuha Guilavogui CM-R
25 Naldo CD-R
27 Maximilian Arnold CM-L
34 Ricardo Rodríguez LB
Substitutes
3 Nicklas Bendtner on
4 Marcel Schäfer
5 Timm Klose
17 André Schürrle on
20 Max Grün
24 Sebastian Jung on
30 Paul Seguin
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Louis van Gaal
Manchester United
OPP
Dieter Hecking
Wolfsburg
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Wolfsburg
4-2-3-1
United vs Wolfsburg History
Meeting 3 of 4
4
Played
3
Won
0
Drawn
1
Lost
9
Goals For
6
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 30th September 2009. After this match United had played Wolfsburg 3 times: 3W 0D 0L.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Away | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 50.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →