After the relatively untroubled progression against Celtic Glasgow, the Europa League euphoria in Stuttgart was high. At the latest since SGE’s EL triumph in 2022, it’s clear that a run all the way to the title is absolutely possible.
However, the euphoria in Swabia was dampened early on. After a sloppy clearance from Nübel, FC Porto moved the ball through three stations in front of goal, where Moffi got past the VfB keeper and scored into the near corner.
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Just a little over five minutes later came the next build-up error. Chabot’s pass near the halfway line failed to reach Nartey—Sanusi immediately intercepted. The subsequent cross from the Nigerian was unfortunately also turned into the net by Mora, much to Stuttgart’s misfortune.
But the Swabians aren’t ready to give up just yet. In the 40th minute, Deniz Undav scored the goal to bring VfB back into the game.
Now it’s your turn: Can VfB come back here or is it all over? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments!
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.