In the absence of goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, Bayern have had to adjust with Sven Ulreich between the sticks, and the 29 - year - old has not looked comfortable with his mistake costing his side three points in the 2 - 2 draw against
Wolfsburg last month.
Draxler left Schalke and joined
Wolfsburg last summer.
However, his inability to handle pressure situations, like the games against
Wolfsburg last December or West Ham United a few days back have cost us.
During the coming season the academy will be led by Luke Hobbs, who has done an outstanding job since the departure of Andries Jonker to manage
Wolfsburg last spring.
According to reports (The Sun via Bild), Manchester United are weighing up a move to hire the services of the 22 - year - old star German international who moved from Schalke to
Wolfsburg last summer in a deal worth 25 million pounds.
From his first goal for Manchester United back in 2005 to his hat - trick against
Wolfsburg last season for Real Madrid, see every goal that Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in Europe.
The 26 - year - old, who joined from
Wolfsburg last January, is once again being linked with a move away from the club, despite an impressive start to the season, with City seemingly scouting around for striking reinforcements.
Should Arsenal have let Nicklas Bendtner leave for
Wolfsburg last summer?
They also got beaten by
Wolfsburg last pre season 2 - 0, does that mean if we beat them in the Emirates Cup we are serious title contenders?
However since his move to
Wolfsburg last summer, Draxler has often played up front.
There's no simpler way to put this — Real Madrid got their butts handed to them by
Wolfsburg last week in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie.
Not exact matches
Arsene Wenger supposedly made an approach
last year for the German international before his move to
Wolfsburg was confirmed, however the bid was supposedly not enough and so Arsenal missed out.
Draxler, who only signed for
Wolfsburg on a five year contract
last summer from Schalke, has been a long term Arsenal target.
Of course we will turn it down, and that will be the same for
Wolfsburg who just spend big money to get Gustavo
last season and not in any pressure to sell their prize assets.
The Belgian playmaker had an excellent season out on loan at Werder Bremen
last term which explains why a number of Bundesliga side are leading the chase for the 22 year old and a move to
Wolfsburg will offer De Bruyne the regular first team football he needs ahead of the 2014 World Cup finals.
A 10th shutout could be much - needed against
Wolfsburg, especially considering United's recent shyness at the other end — Van Gaal's men have failed to score in five of their
last nine matches.
Given their poor performances against Roma and
Wolfsburg in the
last two rounds, Zinedine Zidane's side can be vulnerable, despite what their home record in this competition would suggest.
He scored twice in his team's 5 - 3 win over Werder Bremen this weekend to make it 14 goals in his
last nine games, helping
Wolfsburg consolidate second place in the German top division.
Bendtner on the other hand is completely without a club, a free agent, after being released
last season from
Wolfsburg, a year before his contract was due to end.
Good enough that VfL
Wolfsburg paid $ 20 million to sign him
last summer, the highest transfer fee ever paid for an American player.
The question is why are they trying to sign him now and not
last season when he signed for
wolfsburg.
Like many of the names above however, Draxler wouldn't come particularly cheap, with
Wolfsburg unwilling to part with a player they only signed
last summer on a five year contract.
And if you look at the
last six games the Gunners have played (4 - 1 against WBA, 4 - 0 against Aston Villa, 4 - 0 against Singapore, 3 - 1 against Everton, 6 - 0 against Lyon and 1 - 0 against
Wolfsburg) you can see why the manager and the players are feeling really good about life, especially as we have lifted three trophies from those games.
The Dane has become somewhat of a cult hero with his antics off the pitch, but after leaving
Wolfsburg at the end of
last season, he has been without a club since.
However, both found a way to prevail and advance to the
last four, as did City and Real who defeated Paris Saint - Germain and
Wolfsburg respectively.
The club statement from Sporting Director Klaus Allofs
last Tuesday suggested that
Wolfsburg may be open to the sale of their star man up front, if the right offer is made.
Tipped to be on his way to Manchester City,
Wolfsburg star Kevin De Bruyne was statistically one of the best attacking players in Europe
last season and is now set to cost a very minimum of # 50m and possibly as high as # 60m, according to some reports.
Draxler on the other hand is a winger turned striker, with the player regularly featuring for
Wolfsburg up front
last season and impressing in that role too.
The line up for the
last 32 is perhaps the most imposing in the competition's history, with teams such as AS Roma, Vfl
Wolfsburg, Ajax and Villarreal not even seeded for the first knock - out stage.
German side VfL
Wolfsburg, who lost out in the race to sign Romelu Lukaku
last summer, are set to make another bid for his services in the coming transfer window.
Last year the 6ft 2in winger moved to
Wolfsburg and Wenger revealed that, amongst other young players at the tournament, he was keen to see how Draxler performed.
Andre Schurrle has ended up at
Wolfsburg for a similar fee to the amount Chelsea paid to Fiorentina to bring in World Cup star Juan Cuadrado, whilst
last January signing Mohamed Salah has been sent in the opposite direction on loan.
In the
last two seasons, only one match between Mönchengladbach and
Wolfsburg has produced a low scoring game.
The game witnesses two teams struggling when it comes to scoring goals; the struggle is more pronounced in the case of
Wolfsburg, who have only managed three goals in the
last six games.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Hertha Berlin Much like the
Wolfsburg game, this encounter between two of
last year's bottom - half - of - the - table teams has also attracted early volume.
The 26 - year - old hasn't figured for the Reds since the Merseyside Derby back in April but was given a full 90 minutes
last night in the 2 - 1 International Cup defeat to
Wolfsburg.
Dortmund will be hoping to take inspiration from
Wolfsburg's 2 - 0 win over Real Madrid
last season and get a position result.
One thing is for certain, he has played his
last match for
Wolfsburg.
Draxler was criticised for his attitude with
Wolfsburg this season after failing to secure a move away
last summer.
After the woes of
Wolfsburg, it was supposed to be back to the bread and butter of the Premier League for United and a trip to take on and overpower Bournemouth, but his season has already proven that there are no easy matches and this was in evidence
last week when Bournemouth beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
It is not the first time
Wolfsburg have invited refugees and asylum seekers to their home games, with 800 free tickets distributed for previous Bundesliga games and walk - on children selected for their game with Cologne
last year from local refugees.
Dortmund ran out of puff
last season, finishing seventh in the league and losing to
Wolfsburg in the German Cup final, but Klopp has had time to fine - tune his philosophy during a five - month sabbatical.
In the
last transfer window, Arsenal were also linked with the player but
Wolfsburg were reluctant to sell.
Louis van Gaal's side must now win at
Wolfsburg, who are yet to lose at home this season and beat CSKA Moscow today, to guarantee progress to the
last 16.
Manchester United drew their
last game against West Ham United in the Premier League and up next face a tough test vs
Wolfsburg in the Champions League away from home.
In the
last match Paderborn got the 1 - 3 defeats with runner - up of the league
Wolfsburg.
Playing for
Wolfsburg just since
last summer, after German club purchased him from Ajax, on a 12 million euros fee, Dutch international central midfielder Riechedly Bazoer (21), according to French source les-transferts.com, has been targeted by Racing Strasbourg, displaying a very good job avoiding relegation from Ligue 1.
The 24 - year - old Schurrle this season has made just five starts in the English Premier league, in which he was a scorer three times, followed the steps of Kevin de Bruyne who
last year joined
Wolfsburg from the English giant.
The latter, a key figure in
Wolfsburg's Bundesliga silver medal
last term, only signed a new contract with the Wolves early this year — taking him through to 2019 — but what the Galacticos want, they usually get and an offer of around 30 million euros should be enough.
Playing for
Wolfsburg he's made 33 assists in 72 appearances in all competitions and he was a part of Germany national team which have won the World Cup in Brazil
last year.