Stuttgart 1-1 Atletico: Alvarez scored his 1st goal of the season, Hjulmand fouled out

Game is over and the final score is Stuttgart 1-1 Atletico. Julian Alvarez finally broke the deadlock and scored a substantial goal. Morten Hjulmand was fouled out for his reckless tackle.

Match Report:

VfB Stuttgart were left frustrated at full-time tonight as they were held to a 1-1 draw by the 10 men of Atlético Madrid. 

Sebastian Hoeneß' side bossed the opening half but Jamie Leweling's strike was cancelled out shortly after the break by a Julian Alvarez stunner.

Defending the Cannstater Kurve to begin with, Atlético Madrid came under a barrage of fire starting with Bilal El Khannouss' drive inside seconds. Jan Oblak was called into action, punching a fearsome Angelo Stiller hit after some fine work from Jamie Leweling out wide.

After a momentary let up, Stuttgart's pressure finally told. Stiller picked the pockets of Marc Pubill, finding Leweling who dropped a feint before cutting onto his left peg to whip the ball inside the left post. With that, a richly deserved interval lead for Hoeneß' men. 

Keeping with Stuttgart's topsy-turvy form this season, master tactician Diego Simione made the necessary tweaks at the break. Ademola Lookman making an instant impact, crossing for Julian Alvarez to volley into the top corner. However, further drama was yet to follow. 

A woeful challenge from Morten Hjulmand past the hour merited a straight red card, catching Stiller above the ankle. With Josha Vagnoman off the pitch, Lorenz Assignon almost put his cross on a plate for Grisha Prömel who steered it narrowly past the post.

Simione, keen to water-tighten his defence, brought in Robin Le Normand. Jeff Chabot and Prömel launched Stuttgart's final assault with two more near misses, but the winning moment never came. Four minutes of injury time yielded nothing more than a point apiece.  

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36' GOAL! Stuttgart 1-0 Atletico (Jamie Leweling)

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47' GOAL! Stuttgart 1-1 Atletico (Julian Alvarez)

64' Red Card! Morten Hjumand Fouled Out!

Line-ups

Stuttgart XI: Grischa Prömel, M. Mittelstädt, Deniz Undav, Jeff Chabot, Chris Führich, Josha Vagnoman, Angelo Stiller, Ramon Hendriks, Jamie Leweling, Bilal El Khannouss, Dennis Seimen

Subs: Marius Funk, Atakan Karazor, Fabian Bredlow, N. Nartey, Ermedin Demirovic, Ameen Al-Dakhil, Lorenz Assignon, Luca Jaquez, Dzenan Pejcinovic, Leo Sauer, Finn Jeltsch

Atletico XI: Oblak, Grimaldo, Llorente, Dávid Hancko, Álex Baena, Jonathan David, Morten Hjulmand, Alvarez, Marc Pubill, Giuliano Simeone, Barrios

Subs: Sørloth, Musso, Le Normand, Lookman, Kang-in Lee, Johnny Cardoso, Arnau Ortiz, Rodrigo Mendoza, Obed Vargas, Dani Martinez, Jorge Castillo, Jorge Domínguez