Manchester United 2-1 VfL Wolfsburg: result and report

Champions League · Wednesday 30 September 2009

Result

Manchester United 2-1 VfL Wolfsburg

Champions League · Wednesday 30 September 2009, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Manchester United 2-1 VfL Wolfsburg: match report

Manchester United won against VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday 30 September 2009. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Edin Dzeko opened the scoring in the 56th minute. Manchester United's goals came from Ryan Giggs (59') and Michael Carrick (78'). VfL Wolfsburg scored through Edin Dzeko (56').

Discipline: Manchester United received 1 yellow card; VfL Wolfsburg received 1 yellow card.

This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-4-2 and VfL Wolfsburg in a 4-3-1-2.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 39'Yellow card · Nemanja VidicManchester United
  • 56'Goal · Edin DzekoVfL Wolfsburg · 0-1
  • 59'Goal · Ryan GiggsManchester United · 1-1
  • 61'Yellow card · Ricardo CostaVfL Wolfsburg
  • 78'Goal · Michael CarrickManchester United · 2-1

Team news

Manchester United expected line-up (4-4-2)

Edwin van der Sar, Jonny Evans, Patrice Evra, Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcher, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dimitar Berbatov, John O'Shea, Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Carlos Alberto Tevez

VfL Wolfsburg line-up (4-3-1-2)

Diego Benaglio, Ricardo Costa, Makoto Hasebe, Alexander Madlung, Sascha Riether, Marcel Schäfer, Josué, Zvjezdan Misimović, Edin Džeko, Grafite, Christian Gentner