VfB Stuttgart rebounded from mid-week German Cup heartbreak with a comfortable 3-1 Bundesliga victory over lowly Mainz on Sunday to underline their Champions League ambitions. Maximilian Mittelstädt opened the scoring into the far corner off Stenzel's cross from the right, and three minutes later Stenzel also set up Jamie Leweling for the second. Both goals came at the start of 15 minutes of first half stoppage time, given after fans had thrown tennis balls and other objects onto the pitch in on
Mainz coach Jan Siewert is not thinking about his personal future at the club when they face Union Berlin in a re-arranged Bundesliga match on Wednesday. Second last Mainz are effectively in a must-win situation because a defeat would see them slip nine points behind Union who are in safe 15th place. Cologne in third last, which would earn a play-off tie, are four points ahead of Mainz and bottom club Darmstadt who occupy the direct drop places. Mainz have only one season win from 20 games, whic
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