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Rejoicing Stuttgarters: The Champions League is getting closer
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Harald Bremes / Jan Huebner / IMAGO
Bundesliga soccer team VfB Stuttgart has taken another step towards the Champions League.
Coach Sebastian Hoeneß's team defeated Union Berlin 2-0 (1-0) on Friday evening and extended their lead over fifth place in the table to ten points.
Looking up is also interesting for VfB: the record champions from Munich are only one point away.
But Bayern can restore the old gap with a win on Saturday afternoon against Mainz (3:30 p.m., live ticker SPIEGEL.de).
“I think it was a deserved victory,” said Hoeneß after the game on DAZN, but still curbed the euphoria a little: “We also allowed a little something.
It was a deserved victory, but not all that glitters is gold.”
Top striker Serhou Guirassy (19th) and Chris Führich (65th) scored the sixth win in the last seven league games for VfB, which can increasingly plan for the premier class.
Union showed a good performance against the surprise team of the season, but weakened themselves with a red card for Andras Schäfer (69th).
The atmosphere in Stuttgart was great even before the game.
Coach Hoeneß, who transformed VfB from a relegation candidate to a Champions League aspirant and was probably also on the list at FC Bayern, had extended his contract early until 2027.
“I have the feeling that we can develop something here,” said the 41-year-old before kick-off on DAZN.
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