Manchester United Data
European Cup · Group B - Matchday 06

Wolfsburg v Manchester United

3–2
HT 2–1
Tuesday 8th December 2015 · Volkswagen Arena · Att: 26,400

Manchester United lost 2–3 to Wolfsburg at Volkswagen Arena on Tuesday 8th December 2015 in the European Cup. Anthony Martial (10') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 10' Anthony Martial Assist: Juan Mata 0–1
  3. 13' Naldo Aparecido Rodrigues 1–1
  4. 17' Matteo Darmian
  5. 29' Vieirinha Assist: Julian Draxler 2–1
  6. 43' Cameron Borthwick-Jackson for Darmain
  7. Half Time 2–1
  8. 59' Andre Schürrle
  9. 59' André Schürrle
  10. 69' Michael Carrick for Schweinsteiger
  11. 69' Nick Powell for Mata
  12. 72' Naldo
  13. 82' Josuha Guilavogui OG 2–2
  14. 84' Naldo Aparecido Rodrigues 3–2
  15. 90' Guillermo Varela
  16. Full Time 3–2

Match Facts

Starting XI

Wolfsburg Lineup

4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 Diego Benaglio G
8 Vieirinha AM-R ⚽
10 Julian Draxler RM
11 Max Kruse F
15 Christian Träsch RB
17 André Schürrle AM-L
18 Dante CD-L
23 Josuha Guilavogui LM
25 Naldo CD-R ⚽⚽
27 Maximilian Arnold AM
34 Ricardo Rodríguez LB
Substitutes
3 Nicklas Bendtner
4 Marcel Schäfer on
5 Timm Klose on
7 Daniel Caligiuri on
12 Bas Dost
24 Sebastian Jung
28 Koen Casteels

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
Man Utd Wolfsburg
54%
Possession
46%
11
Shots
11
7
Shots on Target
8
5
Corners
6
13
Fouls
8
6
Offsides
3

United vs Wolfsburg History

Meeting 4 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.
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 2200 42100.0
Away 2101 5450.0
All 4 meetings with Wolfsburg →

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 →