UEFA Champions League

Slovan Bratislava vs VfB Stuttgart, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

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  • 11': Jamie Leweling
  • 36': Jamie Leweling
  • 87': Fabian Rieder

VfB Stuttgart beat Bratislava to stay in UCL playoff hunt

VfB Stuttgart beat Bratislava to stay in UCL playoff hunt

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Millot with a through ball.
  • 1': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Dominik Takác.
  • 2': Foul by Yannik Keitel (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 2': Sharani Zuberu (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Sharani Zuberu (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 4': Foul by Yannik Keitel (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 4': Kyriakos Savvidis (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Hand ball by Marko Tolic (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 8': Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Kenan Bajric (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 9': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Sharani Zuberu.
  • 9': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Nino Marcelli.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Yannik Keitel (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Rouault.
  • 10': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
  • 10': Dominik Takác (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Anthony Rouault (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 11': Goal! SK Slovan Bratislava 0, VfB Stuttgart 1. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
  • 14': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by César Blackman.
  • 16': Foul by Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 16': Kenan Bajric (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angelo Stiller with a through ball.
  • 17': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Kevin Wimmer.
  • 18': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Dominik Takác.
  • 18': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Dominik Takác.
  • 18': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by David Strelec.
  • 20': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Nino Marcelli.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Angelo Stiller.
  • 23': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
  • 25': David Strelec (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Anthony Rouault (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 25': Anthony Rouault (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Kevin Wimmer (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 27': Offside, SK Slovan Bratislava. César Blackman is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Róbert Mak (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 28': Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Guram Kashia (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 29': Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Guram Kashia (SK Slovan Bratislava) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Yannik Keitel (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Rouault with a through ball.
  • 36': Goal! SK Slovan Bratislava 0, VfB Stuttgart 2. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 37': VAR Decision: Goal SK Slovan Bratislava 0-2 VfB Stuttgart (Enzo Millot).
  • 38': Attempt missed. Yannik Keitel (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 40': Foul by Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 40': Kevin Wimmer (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 42': Róbert Mak (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Foul by Kenan Bajric (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 44': Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Kyriakos Savvidis (SK Slovan Bratislava) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Millot.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+4': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Kevin Wimmer.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Führich following a corner.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, SK Slovan Bratislava 0, VfB Stuttgart 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins SK Slovan Bratislava 0, VfB Stuttgart 2.
  • 49': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Chris Führich is caught offside.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Nino Marcelli (SK Slovan Bratislava) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 51': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Deniz Undav is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by Róbert Mak (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 52': Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Offside, SK Slovan Bratislava. David Strelec is caught offside.
  • 54': Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
  • 57': Foul by Nino Marcelli (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 57': Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 57': Kyriakos Savvidis (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Corner, SK Slovan Bratislava. Conceded by Josha Vagnoman.
  • 59': Corner, SK Slovan Bratislava. Conceded by Jeff Chabot.
  • 59': Corner, SK Slovan Bratislava. Conceded by Josha Vagnoman.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Nino Marcelli (SK Slovan Bratislava) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Tolic.
  • 61': Foul by Yannik Keitel (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 61': Kevin Wimmer (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Yannik Keitel (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Corner, SK Slovan Bratislava. Conceded by Jamie Leweling.
  • 63': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling is caught offside.
  • 64': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Kevin Wimmer.
  • 65': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Kyriakos Savvidis.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
  • 68': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Kenan Bajric.
  • 69': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Kenan Bajric.
  • 69': Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Chris Führich with a cross following a corner.
  • 69': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Sharani Zuberu.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
  • 70': Foul by Yannik Keitel (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 70': Nino Marcelli (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Fabian Rieder replaces Jamie Leweling.
  • 70': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Ermedin Demirovic replaces Deniz Undav.
  • 70': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Idjessi Metsoko replaces Róbert Mak.
  • 71': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Tigran Barseghyan replaces Sharani Zuberu.
  • 73': Foul by David Strelec (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 73': Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Yannik Keitel (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Tigran Barseghyan.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Foul by Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 76': Idjessi Metsoko (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 77': Nino Marcelli (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Tigran Barseghyan (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nino Marcelli.
  • 81': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Ameen Al Dakhil replaces Yannik Keitel.
  • 82': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Alen Mustafic replaces Kyriakos Savvidis.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 83': Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Kenan Bajric (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 84': Attempt missed. Fabian Rieder (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 85': Alen Mustafic (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Ameen Al Dakhil (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 85': Goal! SK Slovan Bratislava 1, VfB Stuttgart 2. Idjessi Metsoko (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan with a through ball.
  • 87': Goal! SK Slovan Bratislava 1, VfB Stuttgart 3. Fabian Rieder (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt following a fast break.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Tigran Barseghyan (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 89': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Jurij Medvedev replaces César Blackman.
  • 89': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Artur Gajdos replaces Nino Marcelli.
  • 90': Offside, SK Slovan Bratislava. Tigran Barseghyan is caught offside.
  • 90': Tigran Barseghyan (SK Slovan Bratislava) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Pascal Stenzel replaces Enzo Millot.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Leonidas Stergiou replaces Josha Vagnoman.
  • 90'+2': Hand ball by Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Kenan Bajric (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 90'+3': Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, SK Slovan Bratislava 1, VfB Stuttgart 3.
  • 0': Match ends, SK Slovan Bratislava 1, VfB Stuttgart 3.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
19 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 4
59.3 Possession 40.7
21 SHOTS 6
7 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
403 Accurate Passes 249
498 Passes 352
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 1
37 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.1
47 Long Balls 48
17 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
7 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 18
14 Tackles 22
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 13
13 Effective Clearances 48
13 Clearances 48

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Národny Futbalovy Stadión
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Attendance: 22,500

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Line-Ups

SLB Slovan Bratislava (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
71 Dominik Takac (GK)
6 Kevin Wimmer
4 Guram Kashia Yellow Card
23 Zuberu Sharani
28 César Blackman
10 Marko Tolic
88 Kyriakos Savvidis Yellow Card
12 Kenan Bajric
13 David Strelec
18 Nino Marcelli
21 Róbert Mak

VFB VfB Stuttgart (4-4-2)

No. Name
33 Alexander Nübel (GK)
24 Jeff Chabot
29 Anthony Rouault Yellow Card
7 Maximilian Mittelstädt
4 Josha Vagnoman
6 Angelo Stiller
5 Yannik Keitel Yellow Card
27 Chris Führich
18 Jamie Leweling
26 Deniz Undav
8 Enzo Millot

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