Stuttgart thrashes Young Boys and still dreams of the Champions League
Germans move to 26th place and hope to secure a playoff spot
To give moral
Stuttgart had a scare, fell behind, but turned the game around and thrashed Young Boys 5-1 in front of their fans in Germany. The rout puts the team on seven points in the Champions League and dreams of securing a spot in the knockout stages. The Swiss, who are on zero points, are eliminated.
Table
With seven points, Stuttgart is in 26th place. With two rounds left in the first phase, it has a chance of finishing among the 24 that secure a place in the playoffs. The German team is just one point behind the qualifying zone. Young Boys, with six defeats in six games, will only play to fulfill the two final rounds, in January.
Goals and tribute
Young Boys opened the scoring early in the game with Lakomy. During the celebration, a beautiful tribute was paid to striker Elia, who lost his son the day before the match and did not play. Then, Stuttgart woke up and built up the rout with goals from Keitel, Vagnoman, Führich, Millot and Stiller.
