VfB Stuttgart, the UEFA Champions League surprise package?
· Bundesliga-Official
That a 1-1 draw at home to Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Champions League feels slightly disappointing for VfB Stuttgart is a sign of their continued progress. Still unbeaten in the competition this term, they could be one of the season's surprise packages…
Die Schwaben have endured a difficult start to the Bundesliga campaign. Their 1-0 defeat to Hamburg on Matchday 6 was their fourth, already half the total number of defeats they suffered last term, leaving them 13th in the table .
However, on the continental stage, they have shown exactly what they are capable of. They kicked off with a 3-1 victory over Viking – who later drew with Bayern Munich on Matchday 2 – courtesy of Ermedin Demirović ’s hat-trick, and they breezed past Slovan Bratislava 3-0 .
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