VfB Stuttgart on the upswing: 3-1 victory against Heidenheim and Champions League closeness!

VfB Stuttgart on the upswing: 3-1 victory against Heidenheim and Champions League closeness!

Heidenheim, Deutschland - VfB Stuttgart celebrated a sensational 3-1 victory in the duel with the 1st FC Heidenheim on Sunday. In an exciting Bundesliga game, Maximilian Mittelstädt scored in the 20th minute, Enzo Millot in the stoppage time of the first half and Nick Woltemade with a penalty in the 85th minute the goals for the Swabians, which were thus able to achieve their fourth competitive victory in a row. Thanks to this success, VfB climbed to sixth place in the table and remains in the race for the coveted Champions League places, as the Krone reported.

The Heidenheimers were able to briefly compensate for Paul Wanner in the 41st minute with an interim goal, but remain on a relegation zone and urgently need to improve to escape the crisis. The substitution of the two Swiss Fabian Rieder and Leonidas Stergiou, which should provide a breath of fresh air in the final phase of the game, was particularly remarkable. Rieder entered the playing field in the 75th minute, while Stergiou was only briefly active in the 92nd minute, as the Tages-Einiger . With this victory, VfB Stuttgart makes it clear that, as the vice champion of the pre -season, they are not willing to underestimate competition in the fight for the upper table positions.