Leganés Held Firm; Why Did Wolfsburg Need Extra Time?
VfL Wolfsburg finally broke Leganés in extra time, winning 2-0 in the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday after a 3-3 draw the week before.
A week ago, Leganés and VfL Wolfsburg traded six goals and finished level.
Our preview expected Wolfsburg’s 4-3-3 against Leganés’ 4-2-3-1, with José María and Martí Iglesias among the key wide duels. But José María went off injured after 35 minutes, while Iglesias began on the bench and came on at half-time.
García, introduced in the 67th minute, gave the hosts the breakthrough in the 106th. Bayram made it 2-0 in added time at the end of extra time, with Björn Lindenhahn providing the assist.
Marc was named player of the match, completing 111 of 114 passes.
The result belongs to the UEFA Europa Conference League, not either club’s domestic table. Those troubles remain. On Thursday, though, Leganés made the German side work for every inch before extra time settled it.