New format, same picture: VfB Stuttgart put in a strong performance in their Champions League comeback after 14 years, but Real Madrid ultimately won once again. Of all people, ex-Swabian Antonio Rüdiger scored the decisive 2-1 goal from a corner just a few minutes before the end, before Brazilian prodigy Endrick made it 3-1 in injury time.
While the Spanish press subsequently celebrated Stuttgart’s “nightmare” Thibaut Courtois, VfB received a lot of praise from the international press for their performance.
Mark: “Courtois supports the eternal Madrid: A brilliant Stuttgart fails again and again against the Belgian until the white KO blow comes.”
AS: “Nightmare is called Courtois in German”
Sports World: “New format, but same story in Madrid”
Sport1: “Antonio Rüdiger of all people is causing long faces among the Swabians”
Bild: “Bitter defeat at Real: Rüdiger ruins the Stuttgart spectacle!”
Kicker: “Matchwinner Rüdiger: Real beats strong VfB Stuttgart”
Sports show: “Rüdiger sends the strong Stuttgart team home without a point”
SWR: “VfB Stuttgart made a strong return to the big European stage of the Champions League, but had to bow to defending champions Real Madrid with a score of 1:3 (0:0).”
SZ: “Stuttgart created a number of chances at the Bernabeu – but then it was like always: Real Madrid won and no one could explain why.”
Guardian: “Mbappe and Rüdiger hit the mark in Real Madrid’s late win against Stuttgart”
Sports Courier: “Real Madrid suffers against Stuttgart in the first half and then wins 3-1”
Krone: “Real im Finish stark”
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