VfB Stuttgart and Atlético Madrid played out a 1-1 Champions League draw in which the hosts led before the break, Julian Alvarez leveled just after half-time, and a red card left the visitors a man down for the closing stretch.
Match Summary
Stuttgart's night began with a booking rather than a breakthrough. Maximilian Mittelstadt was shown a yellow card in the 17th minute. The hosts still found the opening goal before the interval. In the 36th minute VfB Stuttgart went in front, though the scorer was not listed in match data. That was enough to send them into the break with the lead at the MHPArena.
Atlético Madrid did not wait long to answer. Julian Alvarez scored in the 47th minute and the scoreline was level again, the away side having needed only a couple of minutes of the second half to cancel what Stuttgart had built. The contest then turned on discipline. In the 64th minute Atlético Madrid were shown a red card, with no player named in the match data, and they had to finish the evening with ten men. Stuttgart pushed with the extra player, but they could not find a second goal. The official result remained 1-1.
