The Bundesliga’s side were aiming to qualify from the group stage for the first time in their second appearance for the competition. And they sure did, thanks to 3 goals from Naldo and Vieirinha.
Things paid off for Wolfsburg after Naldo equalized Martial strike. Then Vieirinha added a second to pounce frustration to the visitors. Wolfsburg Guilavogui scored and own goal to give United just a minute of hope, before Naldo completed his evening with a second in the 84minutes to cover his teammates blushes and ensures the Germans reach the round of 16.
In the other match, PSV beat CSKA Moscow to leapfrog United into second position while the latter dropped to the Europa League. Wolfsburg qualifies top of the group while PSV and United comes 2nd and 3rd respectively.