Wolfsburg vs. Sevilla: UEFA Champions League probable line-ups, match stats and LIVE blog!

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USMNT centre-back Brooks was sent off for a second bookable offence as Wolfsburg claimed a point in a 0-0 draw away at French champions Lille on the opening matchday. Coach Mark van Bommel - a Champions League winner as a player - will make a straight swap with Sebastiaan Bornauw coming in alongside Maxence Lacroix. Star striker Wout Weghorst has four goals across eight competitive appearances this season, but it was Ridle Baku on the scoresheet on Saturday despite the Wolves suffering their first defeat of the season at the hands of Hoffenheim (3-1). Van Bommel has a further array of attacking talent at his disposal as he looks to rebound from his first loss as boss, with Lukas Nmecha and Luca Waldschmidt both options to start after only coming off the bench at the weekend.

Sevilla also got a draw in their opening group game, levelling things to 1-1 at home to Red Bull Salzburg thanks to Ivan Rakitic's penalty. The Spanish side played the majority of the second half with 10 men after striker Yussuf En-Nesyri was shown a second yellow card for diving, and he'll therefore miss the trip to Wolfsburg. Lamela is still finding his feet in Andalusia, but Los Nervionenses have had little problem starting this season. They sit second in the league with 14 points from six games and remain unbeaten. They got a 2-0 win at home to Espanyol at the weekend with En-Nesyri and Rafa Mir - the likely replacement up top - on target, despite former Borussia Dortmund midfielder Thomas Delaney being sent off. Coach Julen Lopetegui's only other injury concern is Oliver Torres.

Match stats

Weghorst is averaging a goal every 181 minutes so far this season.

Van Bommel won the 2005/06 Champions League as a player with Barcelona, and was a 2009/10 runner-up with Bayern Munich.

Wolfsburg have conceded just 0.75 goals on average across their eight competitive fixtures this season.

The Wolves have won three of their last four home European games, and their last five Champions League matches at the Volkswagen Arena.

Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen 2017-21), Karim Rekik (Hertha Berlin 2017-20), Delaney (Bremen 2017-18, Dortmund 2018-21) and Rakitic (Schalke 2007-11) made a combined 366 appearances in the Bundesliga.

Sevilla have lost four of their last six games against Bundesliga opposition, including a 3-2 defeat at Dortmund in the 2020/21 round of 16.

Possible line-ups

Wolfsburg: Casteels (c) - Mbabu, Lacroix, Bornauw, Roussillon - Guilavogui, Arnold - Baku, Waldschmidt, L. Nmecha - Weghorst

Out: Bialek (knee), Brooks (suspended), Otavio (ankle), Schlager (knee), William (knee)

Doubtful: -

Coach: Oliver Glasner

Sevilla: Bounou - Navas (c), Kounde, Carlos, Acuna - Jordan, Fernando, Rakitic - Suso, Mir, Lamela

Out: En-Nesyri (suspended)

Doubtful: Torres (leg)

Coach: Julen Lopetegui