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Champions League | Group Stage
Sep 30, 2015 at 7.45pm UK
 
Wolfsburg

2-1

Mata (34' pen.), Smalling (53')
FT(HT: 1-1)

Louis van Gaal: 'Manchester United need to beat Wolfsburg'

Louis van Gaal talks up the importance of Manchester United beating Wolfsburg in the Champions League tomorrow night.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has conceded that his side would find it "very difficult" to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League if they were to lose to Wolfsburg tomorrow evening.

The Red Devils were defeated 2-1 by PSV Eindhoven on matchday one to leave them bottom of Group B.

Ahead of the Bundesliga outfit's visit to Old Trafford, Van Gaal has claimed that a second failure on the bounce could prove costly to United's chances of reaching the last 16.

"In the Champions League you need to win all your home matches, otherwise it shall be very difficult [to qualify]. It's still possible, but very difficult. It's important that we win," the Dutchman told reporters.

When United played host to Wolfsburg in 2009 they ran out 2-1 winners thanks to goals from Ryan Giggs and Michael Carrick, the latter of whom has been ruled out of Wednesday's game through injury.

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Louis van Gaal Manager of Manchester United looks on prior to the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Sunderland at Old Trafford on September 26, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom.
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