Champions League: Touré scores in injury time: VfB celebrates coup at Juve

After their first victory in the Champions League in almost 15 years, the Stuttgart footballers immediately stormed towards their late match winner. In the second minute of added time, joker El Bilal Touré scored the decisive goal for VfB in the well-deserved 1-0 (0-0) at Juventus Turin and made the Bundesliga club celebrate.

Previously, a goal from Deniz Undav was disallowed due to handball after video evidence (48th). Four minutes before the end, Enzo Millot also missed a penalty for the clearly superior Swabians (86th). When it looked as if Stuttgart would remain winless in the third premier class game of the season, Touré finally struck.

“It feels amazing to have won here at a club like Juve,” said national striker Undav on DAZN after the game. “Three days after the Bayern game, which was embarrassing, that was the right answer,” said the striker. “It was a deserved away win for VfB,” said former Stuttgart player Sami Khedira as a TV expert on DAZN. “Three important points with a view to qualifying for the playoffs.”

For Stuttgart it was the first win after four competitive games in a row without a threesome. They now have four points in the table after the third matchday of the league phase. Juve had won their first two games in the premier class

Demirovic hits the post – Vlahovic pale

The “Old Lady’s” great successes were a few years ago, but she still has a famous name. The march of the Bianconeri to warm up, the club anthem, the backdrop – the neat new stadium is also a stage for a show. But the Swabians were unimpressed by all of this.

VfB was clearly the better team in the first half, but didn’t reward themselves. Against the Turin team, who have been so strong defensively this season, it will also depend on who can take control, guest coach Sebastian Hoeneß said before the game. His team appeared determined and fought Juve in midfield. The Serbian star striker Dusan Vlahovic, about whom VfB goalkeeper Alexander Nübel had urgently warned, was more or less completely unregistered that evening.

However, the Stuttgart team did not take advantage of their chances. They often looked for their way forward, especially on the left side with the national players Maximilian Mittelstädt and Jamie Leweling. In the 29th minute, attacker Ermedin Demirovic slammed the ball flat against the right post after a fine pass from Millot. Juve goalkeeper Mattia Perin was still there with his fingertips – and then really challenged three minutes before the break. The keeper directed a header from Deniz Undav after a cross from Angelo Stiller over the crossbar.

Undav gate is taken back

After the break, the picture was initially the same: VfB marched, Juve ran behind. Undav scored after a long diagonal ball from Mittelstädt to give the guests the supposed lead. Because he carried the ball slightly with his arm, the goal was withdrawn after a video check (50th). “If the rules are like that, then it’s the rules and I’ll stay calm,” Undav said, even if he couldn’t quite understand it. “I don’t move my arm a millimeter.”

The game now had high entertainment value. Demirovic, who was on the verge of a yellow-red card, preferred to take VfB coach Hoeneß out himself after a good hour. Shortly later, Juve’s Kenan Yildiz was denied by Stuttgart’s national goalkeeper Nübel (67′). Yildiz also appeared dangerously in the penalty area in the 79th minute, but Josha Vagnoman saved.

Five minutes before the end, Millot had Stuttgart’s victory in hand. After a foul on Anthony Rouault, for which Juve’s defender Danilo saw yellow-red, the midfielder was denied a penalty by the outstanding Perin. It didn’t seem to be enough for VfB to win again, but then substitute Touré hit the ball into the net.