Deniz Undav, Maxi Mittelstädt and VfB Stuttgart's key players against Bayer Leverkusen in the 2024 Supercup
If VfB Stuttgart are to overcome the 2023/24 domestic double winners Bayer Leverkusen in the Supercup on Saturday, then their key players will have to perform. bundesliga.com picks out the men who could tip the balance VfB's way.
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Only Leverkusen’s Lukáš Hrádecký (15) kept more clean sheets last season than Nübel (11), the man who has long been tipped as the natural successor to Manuel Neuer at Bayern Munich. He is on loan at Stuttgart from Bayern for the second successive season – and counting his 12 months at Monaco – he’s being ‘borrowed’ for a third consecutive campaign. At almost 28 (his birthday is in September) he is showing why Bayern are not keen to let him go permanently and why Stuttgart are so happy to have him back albeit temporarily.
“Alex has more than met all our expectations from the very first day,” said coach Sebastian Hoeneß. “He gives the whole team security with his calm and in-control demeanour, and has already proven his footballing qualities many times over. You can see that every day he is happy to be in Suttgart and wants to be successful with us.“ And if you now learn Hoeneß said that after the 5-1 Matchday 2 loss to RB Leipzig last season, you can imagine what his boss thinks of Nübel now.
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