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Teams
VfB Stuttgart	Barcelona
1 Raphael Schäfer	Víctor Valdés 1
15 Arthur Boka	Eric Abidal 22
6 Fernando Meira	Rafael Márquez 4
3 Ricardo Osorio	Oleguer 23
5 Serdar Tasci	Lilian Thuram 21
8 Alexander Farnerud	Anderson Deco 20
19 Roberto Hilbert	Xavi 6
28 Sami Khedira	Andres Iniesta 8
13 Pavel Pardo	Ronaldinho 10
18 Jeronimo Maria Barreto Claudemir da Silva	Thierry Henry 14
33 Mario Gomez	Lionel Messi 19
Substitutes
9 Eugen Anghel Ewerthon	Marc Crosas 26
2 Andreas Beck	Giovanni dos Santos 17
4 Gledson	Eidur Gudjohnsen 7
12 Michael Langer	Albert Jorquera 25
21 Ludovic Magnin	Bojan Krkic 27
20 Ciprian Marica	Sylvinho 16
7 Silvio Meißner	Carles Puyol 5
Substitutions
C Marica for R Osorio (64)	C Puyol for R Márquez (7)
L Magnin for A Farnerud (76)	Mendes Campos for C Puyol (64)
S Meißner for S Khedira (76)	B Krkic for Ronaldinho (82)
Yellow Cards
	Lionel Messi (41)
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[Freddy Adu]

Stuttgart 0-2 Barcelona: Messi on target again


STUTTGART, Germany, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Second-half goals from Carles Puyol and Lionel Messi gave Group E favourites Barcelona a 2-0 win at VfB Stuttgart in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Stuttgart had finished the first half in full flight, twice forcing breathtaking saves from Victor Valdes, only for a soft goal to change the game after the break.

Defender Puyol, an early substitute for the injured Rafael Marquez, poked the ball in from a few metres in the 53rd minute after keeper Raphael Schaefer failed to hold a Ronaldinho header.

Messi made certain of victory 14 minutes later when he swept the ball in from Thierry Henry's cut-back.

It was a second victory in two games in the competition for Barcelona and a second defeat for the Bundesliga champions.

That the first half ended without a goal was remarkable given the artistry of 2006 winners Barcelona and the eagerness of Stuttgart.

Ronaldinho, back after an injury lay-off, floated a ball out wide to Messi in the fifth minute and the Argentine set up Deco to thud a shot against the post.

Messi then played a fine one-two with the Brazilian before forcing the first stop from Schaefer.

Barcelona were enjoying themselves and Ronaldinho brought gasps from the crowd with a flick over his head to Henry, whose first-time shot was saved well by Schaefer.

Stuttgart also caused a couple of problems especially when Arthur Boka and centre forwards Cacau and Mario Gomez were running directly at the defence.

The hosts came desperately close in the 33rd minute when Valdes tipped a Gomez header against the bar and then managed to get up to block the striker's follow-up.

His double save at the end of the first half was just as good when Gomez beat the offside trap before whacking in a shot. Valdes kept that out with his fingers and reacted quickly to save again from Alexander Farnerud on the rebound.

Stuttgart's hopes were effectively ended by Barca's opener and they only had themselves to blame.

Deco floated a corner from the right, Ronaldinho headed weakly back in from the far post and Schaefer inexplicably pushed the ball into the path of Puyol.

Puyol had to make way himself after another injury in the 64th minute but Barca were scarcely troubled.

The only surprise was there were no more goals after Messi side-footed the second, with Henry and substitute Bojan Krkic guilty of bad misses.

ESPN

[Freddy Adu]

Stuttgart 0-2 Barcelona: Messi on target again


STUTTGART, Germany, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Second-half goals from Carles Puyol and Lionel Messi gave Group E favourites Barcelona a 2-0 win at VfB Stuttgart in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Stuttgart had finished the first half in full flight, twice forcing breathtaking saves from Victor Valdes, only for a soft goal to change the game after the break.

Defender Puyol, an early substitute for the injured Rafael Marquez, poked the ball in from a few metres in the 53rd minute after keeper Raphael Schaefer failed to hold a Ronaldinho header.

Messi made certain of victory 14 minutes later when he swept the ball in from Thierry Henry's cut-back.

It was a second victory in two games in the competition for Barcelona and a second defeat for the Bundesliga champions.

That the first half ended without a goal was remarkable given the artistry of 2006 winners Barcelona and the eagerness of Stuttgart.

Ronaldinho, back after an injury lay-off, floated a ball out wide to Messi in the fifth minute and the Argentine set up Deco to thud a shot against the post.

Messi then played a fine one-two with the Brazilian before forcing the first stop from Schaefer.

Barcelona were enjoying themselves and Ronaldinho brought gasps from the crowd with a flick over his head to Henry, whose first-time shot was saved well by Schaefer.

Stuttgart also caused a couple of problems especially when Arthur Boka and centre forwards Cacau and Mario Gomez were running directly at the defence.

The hosts came desperately close in the 33rd minute when Valdes tipped a Gomez header against the bar and then managed to get up to block the striker's follow-up.

His double save at the end of the first half was just as good when Gomez beat the offside trap before whacking in a shot. Valdes kept that out with his fingers and reacted quickly to save again from Alexander Farnerud on the rebound.

Stuttgart's hopes were effectively ended by Barca's opener and they only had themselves to blame.

Deco floated a corner from the right, Ronaldinho headed weakly back in from the far post and Schaefer inexplicably pushed the ball into the path of Puyol.

Puyol had to make way himself after another injury in the 64th minute but Barca were scarcely troubled.

The only surprise was there were no more goals after Messi side-footed the second, with Henry and substitute Bojan Krkic guilty of bad misses.

ESPN

[D. Stankovic]

I am watching the reply at the moment, the game is dead set boring.

[D. Stankovic]

I am watching the reply at the moment, the game is dead set boring.

[GloriousReds]

Stuttgart out classed
In the "match of the year" against FC Barcelona, VfB were clearly not up to the task and already have their backs against the wall after the 2nd matchday.



Stuttgart lost 0-2 (0-0) against the all-star cast of the 18-time Spanish champions FC Barcelona and now with two losses VfB have only a slight chance of making it through to the last sixteen.

Long drought continues

Substitutes Carles Puyol (53rd min.) and Lionel Messi (67th min.) scored against VfB, who haven't had success in the Champions League since November 26, 2003 when they defeated Glasgow 1-0.

Schäfer with a strong showing

Riddled with injuries, Stuttgart were taken to school by Ronaldinho and co, who kept Vfb on the defensive for most of the night.

One bright spot for VfB was goalie Raphael Schäfer. He denied Barcelona star striker Messi on two occasions (19th and 21st min.). Henry also failed against the new acquisition from 1. FC Nürnberg (24th min.)

Gomez sparks offence

Stuttgart got a spark in the 33rd minute when Mario Gomez headed the ball twice on Barca's goal but came up short, hitting the post and then failing to get it past goalie Victor Valdes.

VfB started to push, with striker Cacau taking a shot in the 35th minute followed by Alexander Farnerud (45th +1), but neither translated into points.

[Freddy Adu]

14'		Stuttgart [0 - 1] Hannover
7'		F. Meira
8'	[0 - 1]		S. Huszti (pen.)

[Freddy Adu]

14'		Stuttgart [0 - 1] Hannover
7'		F. Meira
8'	[0 - 1]		S. Huszti (pen.)

[Freddy Adu]

VfB midfielder sidelined
VfB will be without midfielder Antonio da Silva for a couple of weeks.


The Brazilian strained a calf muscle whilst warming up in Rostock and it is now unclear as to exactly how long he will be out of action.

Da Silva certainly won't be an option in the UEFA Champions League against Barcelona on Tuesday night, nor in the league against Hanover at the weekend.

[Freddy Adu]

41'		Stuttgart [0 - 1] Hannover
7'		F. Meira
8'	[0 - 1]		S. Huszti (pen.)
13'		A. Boka

[Freddy Adu]

41'		Stuttgart [0 - 1] Hannover
7'		F. Meira
8'	[0 - 1]		S. Huszti (pen.)
13'		A. Boka

[Freddy Adu]

HT		Stuttgart [0 - 1] Hannover
7'		F. Meira
8'	[0 - 1]		S. Huszti (pen.)
13'		A. Boka

[Freddy Adu]

HT		Stuttgart [0 - 1] Hannover
7'		F. Meira
8'	[0 - 1]		S. Huszti (pen.)
13'		A. Boka

[GloriousReds]

once the 2nd half starts i will commentate it.

[GloriousReds]

once the 2nd half starts i will commentate it.

[Freddy Adu]

Originally Posted by GloriousReds

once the 2nd half starts i will commentate it.

Obrigado senor. +Rep

[Freddy Adu]

Originally Posted by GloriousReds

once the 2nd half starts i will commentate it.

Obrigado senor. +Rep

[GloriousReds]

here we go

[GloriousReds]

here we go

[GloriousReds]

ball bouncing round in the box for hannover, cleared

[GloriousReds]

ball bouncing round in the box for hannover, cleared

[GloriousReds]

offside hanke for hannover

[GloriousReds]

offside hanke for hannover

[GloriousReds]

cross in by cacau...cleared

[GloriousReds]

cross in by cacau...cleared

[GloriousReds]

magnin shot from 20 yards!!!! Great save.

[GloriousReds]

magnin shot from 20 yards!!!! Great save.

[GloriousReds]

corner ceared by rozenthal

[GloriousReds]

corner ceared by rozenthal

[GloriousReds]

cross in by churundelo....GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL Huszti!!!!!!!!!!!!! HHs 2nd goal of the match! 0-2