VfB Stuttgart News

Eugen Polanski converted a 90th-minute penalty as Mainz maintained their unbeaten home record with a 1-1 draw against 10-man Stuttgart.

Former Germany captain Oliver Kahn believes Stuttgart goalkeeper Jens Lehmann should retire immediately following his sending-off last weekend, rather than wait until the end of the season.

Dortmund's Nuri Sahin goes for the creative shot against Wolfsburg on Sunday afternoon.

Borussia Dortmund stretched their unbeaten run to nine games with a 3-1 win over VfL Wolfsburg Sunday while a Jens Lehmann moment of madness cost VfB Stuttgart victory against Mainz 05.

BERLIN: Jens Lehmann announced yesterday he would refuse to pay the fine he was given for criticising his club Stuttgart's firing of coach Markus Babbel.

Newly-appointed VfB Stuttgart coach Christian Gross is hoping to hit the ground running when his team take on Romania's Unirea Urziceni on Wednesday for a spot in the Champions League knockout stage.

Former Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was warned and fined by his Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart on Friday after criticising the circumstances of last weekend's sacking of coach Markus Babbel in an interview.

Unbeaten Leverkusen are three points clear at the top of the table, but second-placed Bremen need to beat Schalke, who are third, to keep the pressure on the league leaders.

SPOT ON: Samuel Eto'o fires in Inter Milan's opening goal against Rubin Kazan on Wednesday.

Stuttgart goalkeeper Jens Lehmann is facing disciplinary action after speaking out against the sacking of Markus Babbel.

Stuttgart coach Christian Gross refused to get carried away with his excellent debut in charge of the Bundesliga club.

Inter Milan advanced to the knockout round of the Champions League on Wednesday after Samuel Eto'o and Mario Balotelli scored goals either side of halftime to secure a 2-0 win over Rubin Kazan .

Stuttgart's new coach Christian Gross has two goals ahead of him: advance in the Champions League and avoid relegation in the Bundesliga.

Stuttgart must put domestic struggles aside and win their first match under new coach Christian Gross on Wednesday to progress to the last 16 of the Champions League.

Christian Fuchs equalised in the 89th minute to give 10-man Bochum a crucial 1-1 draw in their relegation battle at struggling Stuttgart.

BERLIN: Ex-Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi scored his 100th Bundesliga goal on Sunday in Schalke 04's 2-0 win over Hertha Berlin which put the Royal Blues third behind league leaders Leverkusen.

BERLIN: Bundesliga leaders Leverkusen dropped yet another point yesterday when they were held to a goalless draw at Hanover 96, but remain four points clear as Bayern Munich continued their rise up the table.

VfB Stuttgart v Bochum. Click here to bet. Stuttgart coach Markus Babbel read the riot act to his team this week in a bid to emphasise the importance of Saturday's Bundesliga game at home to Bochum.

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Mark McGhee labelled the events of Tuesday night at Ibrox an irrelevance to what will happen when his Aberdeena side face Rangers in an eagerly-a awaited Clydesdale Bank Premier League game on a Saturday as he looked ahead to securing his first manageriala win over the Light Blues.