Saturday, February 26, 2011

Champions League: Stuttgart drop out and lose goalkeeper Ziegler

On Europe's football stage and still be bad news for the fight for survival in the Bundesliga: VfB Stuttgart's sporting decline continued, and on Thursday evening by a 0-2 (0-1) in the intermediate round second leg against the Portuguese record champions Benfica in the European League failed. In addition to the missed moving into the knockout stages suffered VfB coach Bruno Labbadia for the upcoming battle against relegation another low blow.

The new number one Marc Ziegler was after a clash in the 52 Minute with a suspected concussion hospitalized. So that his commitment to the important point is the game on Sunday in this year's goalless rivals Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday (15.30/Sky and league total!) Is extremely doubtful.

A week after the unfortunate 1:2 in Lisbon Stuttgart had the goals from Eduardo Salvio (30) and Oscar Cardozo (78 ') to accept. In the 19th Game on German soil, it was the first win for Benfica. Zdravko Kuzmanovic and then the red card (90 +7). "This is not good if one is gone. But must wait for the diagnosis of the doctor, "said VfB sporting director Fredi Bobic and added to the game:" In this game the goal was missing.

Since you can rotate it around a game sometimes. Now we head to Frankfurt. And one thing is clear: because we want to win, "veteran Ziegler moved to Sven Ulreich between the posts of VfB had, but after a clash with Nicolas Gaitan replaced with a head injury will.. Until then showed the 34-year-old in a strong performance, the game of VfB awarded but not the necessary stability.

The team of coach Labbadia worked primarily in the Defensive unsure about the whole game distance and took the offensive against the play-strong Portuguese no bright ideas, to reach the goal. The Swabians were in an appalling light frequency playback error, and the duels lacked the necessary ferocity.

In the Bundesliga relegation battle is now increasing significantly, the VfB. Before 25 800 spectators Ziegler was already in the seventh minute at the center, as he steered a shot from Gaitan with an impressive parade over the crossbar. Fifteen minutes later awoke the VfB and came through the Japanese Shinji Okazaki to the first scoring chance.

Benfica keeper Roberto was just like two minutes later with a volley of Sven Schipplock on the spot. Following Ziegler saved the hosts with his second strong reaction, 0-0. In a one-on-one situation against the Portuguese World Cup participants Fabio Coentrao Stuttgart goalkeeper parried brilliantly (18).

After a nice pass from international Christian Träsch Martin Harnik missed with a shot from a tight angle the guide for the VfB just (22). But after 30 minutes of Lisbon Salvio achieved with a dry low shot from 19 meters deserved 1-0 lead, Ziegler had no chance. In the second round of the VfB keeper again showed his class and parried against Franco Jara (48).

But only a minute later the game was over for Ziegler, he was replaced by Ulrey. After 60 minutes, Benfica could have achieved by Luisao it 2-0, the direct reduction of the Benfica captain but ended up almost in Toraus. Ulrey was then fixed to a Glanztat Oscar Cardozo against the one-goal deficit (71).

In the final phase Okazaki missed with a shot next to the posts (72) and with a header to the compensation (79). Cardozo was then ten minutes from time with his goal all clear.

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