A dream pass from goalkeeper Alexander Nübel introduces VfB Stuttgart 2025/26 in the first European League game of VfB Stuttgart. The combination of the Lupfer goal against Celta Vigo was no coincidence.
Thanks to goalkeeper Alexander Nübel, the European can opener of VfB Stuttgart was also successful. With his assist to 1-0 by Badredine Bouanani, he laid the foundation stone for the 2-1 home win against the Spaniards.
“It was already planned. We knew that the rear players are strong, but not so quickly. So I wanted to play the ball behind the chain and then he did it outstanding,” said the Stuttgart goalkeeper after the game at the RTL microphone.
The Swabians rewarded themselves in the second half for the thick opportunities of opportunities.
“We brought dynamics and energy in, like last week on Friday. In the first half, we did well, but not rewarded. In the second half, we deservedly deservedly led 2-0,” said Nübel.
In the end you made it unnecessarily exciting, “but we like to take the opening victory with us.”
The connection goal by Borja Iglesias (86th) was ultimately without consequences.
Nübel assists at VfB Stuttgart? “Like more often”
VfB coach Sebastian Hoeneß was happy about the submission of his goalkeeper and joked that he would like to see such assists “more often”. “A lot has to play together,” he said at RTL.
“The goalkeeper was deeper and Badredine (Bouanani, D Red.) Recognized it. At the end, he was great,” praised Hoeneß.
Overall, the coach was “very satisfied” with the performance of its teams. The first victory in the new season was “well deserved”.
RTL expert Lothar Matthäus was also taken with the game of the German Cup winner. “VfB’s game inspired me,” said the record national player. “Of course they made it exciting again in the end, they are to blame for them that they had to tremble again. A victory, which is completely deserved in height.”