May 29, 2017 4:34:49 PM
Wolfsburg survived a tense two-legged affair against Eintracht Braunschweig to preserve their place in the Bundesliga.
Vieirinha picked the ideal moment to score his first goal in almost 18 months as Wolfsburg sealed Bundesliga survival with a 2-0 aggregate victory over Eintracht Braunschweig in the relegation play-off.
Leading 1-0 from last Thursday's first leg – a win given to them by Mario Gomez's penalty – Wolfsburg battled to triumph by the same margin away to 10-man Braunschweig on Monday and preserve their top-flight status.
Vieirinha's last goal had come in the Champions League against Manchester United back in December 2015 but he scored an impressive winner early in the second half, before Maximilian Sauer was sent off for the hosts late on.