Stuttgart vs Werder Bremen LIVE: Bundesliga result, final score and reaction
Follow live coverage as Stuttgart take on Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga today.
Bayern Munich remain the team to beat in the German top flight with Julian Nagelsmann's juggernaut side 31-time winners of the competition.
Boasting some of the best players in the world such as Sadio Mane, Thomas Muller and Manuel Neuer they are always favourites to retain their league crown.
Rivals Borussia Dortmund traditionally push them the closest and have won the title five times, most recently back in 2012 under Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
Borussia Mönchengladbach were a force in the Seventies winning the league five times but are without a champion team since while Werder Bremen, Hamburg and Stuttgart are all multi-time winners too.
RB Leipzig are the newest kids on the block and backed by energy drinks manufacturer Red Bull are now threatening to challenge for a first title of their own.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
VfB Stuttgart 1893 0 - 2 SV Werder Bremen
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⏹️ Tough one today. #VfB | #VfBSVW | 0-2 pic.twitter.com/qM5vVXH9XS
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) February 5, 2023
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Match ends, VfB Stuttgart 0, SV Werder Bremen 2.
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Second Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 0, SV Werder Bremen 2.
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Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Dikeni-Rafid Salifou replaces Jens Stage.
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Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Lee Buchanan replaces Anthony Jung.
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Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Genki Haraguchi (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Thomas Kastanaras (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Borna Sosa with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Leonardo Bittencourt.
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Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Niklas Stark.
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Attempt saved. Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is saved.
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⏱85' Five mins of regulation time to go - keep fighting, boys! 💪#VfB | #VfBSVW | 0-2
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) February 5, 2023
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Attempt missed. Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Atakan Karazor.
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Attempt blocked. Genki Haraguchi (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Christian Groß (SV Werder Bremen).
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Attempt blocked. Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
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Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Milos Veljkovic replaces Amos Pieper.
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Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Eren Dinkçi replaces Marvin Ducksch.
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⏱77' Bremen make it 2. 😢#VfB | #VfBSVW | 0-2
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) February 5, 2023
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Goal! VfB Stuttgart 0, SV Werder Bremen 2. Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
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Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
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Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Genki Haraguchi (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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⏱68' 🔁 Double switch by Bruno #Labbadia: #Sosa and #Kastanaras take the places of #Nartey and #Führich. #VfB | #VfBSVW | 0-1
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) February 5, 2023
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Attempt blocked. Gil Dias (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Kastanaras.
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Gil Dias (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Borna Sosa replaces Nikolas Nartey.
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Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Ilia Gruev replaces Niklas Schmidt.
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Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Thomas Kastanaras replaces Chris Führich.
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Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Niclas Füllkrug.
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Attempt blocked. Nikolas Nartey (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Niklas Stark.
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Attempt blocked. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Atakan Karazor.
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Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Niklas Stark.
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Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroki Ito.
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Amos Pieper (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gil Dias.
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Attempt blocked. Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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⏱ 59' Goal for Werder Bremen via #Stage. 😕#VfB | #VfBSVW | 0-1
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) February 5, 2023
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Goal! VfB Stuttgart 0, SV Werder Bremen 1. Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from outside the box.
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Niklas Schmidt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Niclas Füllkrug (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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⏱ 46' Let's goooo! 🧣📢
(🔁 HT sub for VfB: @GilDias_31 comes in for #Perea)#VfB | #VfBSVW | 0-0 pic.twitter.com/LqNrSbrpAR— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) February 5, 2023
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Second Half begins VfB Stuttgart 0, SV Werder Bremen 0.
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Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Gil Dias replaces Juan Perea.
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⏸️ Even-steven at half-time, but we've created a fair few chances. 👍#VfB | #VfBSVW | 0-0 pic.twitter.com/k4bkV52Emi
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) February 5, 2023
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⏱ 45'+1 Really nice passing move by VfB, which concludes with #Führich's shot being well saved by #Pavlenka. From the corner, #Pfeiffer knocks his effort over the bar - unlucky! 😣#VfB | #VfBSVW | 0-0
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) February 5, 2023
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First Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 0, SV Werder Bremen 0.
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Attempt missed. Luca Pfeiffer (VfB Stuttgart) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Chris Führich with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Jirí Pavlenka.
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Attempt saved. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Luca Pfeiffer.
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Genki Haraguchi (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
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⏱ 40' #Nartey receives a yellow card from the referee for a foul on the edge of the box. 🟨#VfB | #VfBSVW | 0-0
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) February 5, 2023
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Nikolas Nartey (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Nikolas Nartey (VfB Stuttgart).
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⏱ 38' #Anton tries to curl one into the top-left hand corner, and he doesn't miss by much!#VfB | #VfBSVW | 0-0
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) February 5, 2023
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Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Niklas Stark.
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Niklas Schmidt (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Nikolas Nartey (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Genki Haraguchi with a headed pass.
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Foul by Luca Pfeiffer (VfB Stuttgart).
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Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Niklas Schmidt with a cross.
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Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Florian Müller tries a through ball, but Luca Pfeiffer is caught offside.
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Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Juan Perea.
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Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Juan Perea.
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Attempt blocked. Niklas Schmidt (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart).
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Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Genki Haraguchi (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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⏱ 25' 🔁 Enforced sub for VfB: @Guirassy_19 has to go off ( 😨 ), and he's replaced by #Pfeiffer. #VfB | #VfBSVW | 0-0
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) February 5, 2023
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Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Luca Pfeiffer replaces Serhou Guirassy because of an injury.
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Foul by Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart).
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Niklas Schmidt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Niklas Schmidt (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart).
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⏱ 15' Good save by #Müller...and then, a few seconds later, a fantastic block/interception by @Haragen24! ⛔️#VfB | #VfBSVW | 0-0
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) February 5, 2023
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Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Genki Haraguchi tries a through ball, but Chris Führich is caught offside.
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Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Florian Müller.
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Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Genki Haraguchi.
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Attempt saved. Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Niklas Schmidt.
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Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart).
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⏱ 9' Big chance! After a Bremen error, @Guirassy_19 finds himself one-on-one with #Pavlenka, and looks like he'll skip past him and put the ball in the net, but the 'keeper recovers to make a good save. 😯#VfB | #VfBSVW | 0-0
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) February 5, 2023
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Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Anthony Jung.
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Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt saved. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Genki Haraguchi.
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Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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⏱ 6' #Führich threatens again, driving into the box and firing a shot in, but his effort flies over the bar. #VfB | #VfBSVW | 0-0
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) February 5, 2023
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Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
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⏱ 3' Lively start by VfB, and #Führich in particular, who feeds @Guirassy_19 for an early long-range shot, but #Pavlenka collects the ball fairly comfortably.#VfB | #VfBSVW | 0-0
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) February 5, 2023
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Juan Perea (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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