UCL reaction: Stuttgart collapse in Serbia, Dortmund bounce back in Croatia

Gegenpressing: The Bundesliga Podcast

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In this episode Manuel Veth and Stefan Bienkowski dive into the midweek Champions League drama, analyzing Stuttgart’s crushing 5-1 loss to Crvena Zvezda (Red Star Belgrade) and Borussia Dortmund’s professional performance against Dinamo Zagreb. Stuttgart’s defeat exposed deep defensive frailties, with individual errors and a lack of squad depth leaving them vulnerable in Europe. Manuel and Stefan explore the impact of Stuttgart’s summer transfers, injury troubles, and their struggles to balance Bundesliga and Champions League commitments. Meanwhile, Dortmund cruised to a comfortable 3-0 victory, capitalizing on their squad depth and tactical execution, showing encouraging signs ahead of Der Klassiker against Bayern Munich.