Lille OSC 0 - 3 Wolfsburg: Wolfsburg snap up second spot

Wolfsburg made sure of second place in Europa League Group H behind Everton with a 3-0 win over sorry Lille.

Vieirinha opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time and though Josuha Guilavogui was sent off, Ricardo Rodriguez scored a free-kick and a penalty to make victory safe.

Divock Origi missed a Lille penalty as they slid out of the competition without a win, and with just three goals in six games.

A win would have taken Lille through and they started brightly, hitting the post in the seventh minute when Idrissa Gueye met Ryan Mendes' cross at the back post.

It was a low-key first half-hour on the whole, though Rio Mavuba's 30-yard dipping shot was fielded on the bounce by visiting keeper Diego Benaglio, who then held on easily when Simon Kjaer's header was deflected goalwards by Wolfsburg defender Naldo.

Vieirinha and Ivica Olic were unable to break through at the other end, Kjaer with the final word on each occasion, and it was Lille who continued to threaten when Origi worked space for a shot but his powerful left-foot strike was turned around the post.

And the hosts paid for their wastefulness in first-half stoppage time when Kevin De Bruyne's delightful reverse ball and Ivan Perisic's cut-back combined to set up Vieirinha, who controlled clumsily but stretched to stab the ball beneath Vincent Enyeama.

Luiz Gustavo's swerving drive forced the first save of the second half from Enyeama, who from the resulting corner made a double save from Bas Dost and Perisic.

Guilavogui received a second yellow card for flattening Mendes as he ran in behind the defence.

But Rodriguez then curled in a wonderful free-kick to make it 2-0 and settle Wolfsburg's nerves.

Lille threw on strikers Nolan Roux and Ronny Rodelin and the latter almost made an immediate impact but headed just over.

And their woes were summed up on 76 minutes when, after Robin Knoche was harshly adjudged to have fouled Rodelin, Benaglio saved Origi's poor penalty and Rodelin dived to head the rebound high over the bar.

Rodriguez was able to pile on the misery late on, converting from the spot after Pape Souare first conceded a free-kick and then handled Perisic's strike just inside the box.