VfB Stuttgart has opened its European Cup trip with an important success and is getting going better and better in the new season.
The team of coach Sebastian Hoeneß won 2-1 (0-0) against the Spanish first division team Celta Vigo at the start of the League League, after the mixed start of the season, the form curve of the cup winner is back up.
Badredine Bouanani (51st) at the presentation of goalkeeper Alexander Nübel and Bilal El Khannouss (68th) provided the second victory in a row with their goals and rewarded VfB for an overall convincing appearance, even if Borja Iglesias (86.) brought the guests again.
Already in the coming week (Thursday, 9:00 p.m.) Stuttgart will be a guest at FC Basel on the second match day, on Sunday (5:30 p.m./DAZN) the league game at 1. FC Köln.
After the end of the Champions League league parape last season, the anticipation for the next European Cup participation at VfB was huge. The team is “hot on the next international journey,” said Hoeneß, who again waived Atakan Karazor in his starting line -up.
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As with the 2-0 in the league against FC St. Pauli from 20 -year -old Chema Andrés, the shareholder was suppressed to the bench – and the newcomer justified the trust almost immediately.
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After only nine minutes, both Chema and Jamie Leweling missed the lead for VfB with a double chance, which subsequently took control of the control, but was rarely dangerous.
Vigo, who is still in the Spanish league after six match days without victory, had few problems with the large number of Stuttgart flanks. VfB only became more ambitious shortly before the break – and took this swing into the second half.
Nübel played a perfect pass from his own edge of the penalty area into the run of Bouanani, who lifted the ball into the goal with the first contact via Vigo’s goalkeeper Ionut Radu. The goal brought VfB additional security. Stuttgart now played more freely – and followed up in the person of El Khannouss. Shortly before the end, a loss of ball of the substitute Karazor initiated the unnecessary goal.