Football Champions League – Stuttgart wins, Dortmund and Leverkusen lose
Bayer Leverkusen now has to worry about a direct place in the round of 16 after their second defeat in the current Champions League season. In the final home game against Sparta Prague on Wednesday next week, Leverkusen needs a win.
Dortmund now also has to worry about making it to the round of 16. In addition, the future of coach Nuri Sahin is considered uncertain. On the last matchday of the league phase, Dortmund will host Shakhtar Donetsk next week.
After the win against Bratislava, Stuttgart now has a good chance of qualifying for the second round as one of the 24 best teams. Next week, also on Wednesday, Stuttgart will face Paris Saint-Germain.
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