Stuttgart, 16th in the Bundesliga at the end of the season, confirmed their permanence in the German top flight by beating Hamburg, third in the second division, in the play-off knockout, winning the return game 3-1 on Monday. fair. In the first leg, last week, Stuttgart had already won at home by 3-0.
We’re staying in the @Bundesliga_EN!! 😍⚪️🔴#VfB | #HSVVfB | #Relegation2023 pic.twitter.com/eLXHisgfj2
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) June 5, 2023
This time, playing in front of their fans at the Volksparkstadion, Hamburg fueled their hopes of finally returning to the elite by opening the scoring in the sixth minute through midfielder Sonny Kittel. However, in the second half, French Enzo Millot and Congolese Silas Katompa Mvumpa scored the goals of Stuttgart’s comeback.
Since the play-off model between the third-placed team in the second division and the 16th-placed team in the first division was introduced, only three teams from the lower division have managed to move up: Nuremberg, in 2009; Fortuna Düsseldorf, in 2012; and Union Berlin, in 2019.
For Hamburg, one of the most traditional clubs in German football (six times champion of the Bundesliga and champion of the 1983 European Cup – current Champions League), the last ten days have been a nightmare.
After beating Sandhausen 1-0 in the last round, the team was in second place in the second division, which guaranteed automatic access to the elite. When their fans had already invaded the pitch to celebrate, Heidenheim overcame Regensburg (3-2) with two goals in stoppage time and pushed Hamburg to third in the table.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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