Overview
- Summer signings Badredine Bouanani and Bilal El Khannouss scored in the 51st and 68th minutes to put Stuttgart 2-0 up.
- Alexander Nübel initiated the opener with a deliberate long ball, saying he targeted space behind defenders he judged not to be the quickest.
- Coach Sebastian Hoeneß praised Nübel for the action and called the late concession unnecessary after Celta's Borja Iglesias scored in the 86th minute.
- The victory was reported as Stuttgart's first in the Europa League in 12 years.
- Stuttgart now visit 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga on Sunday before traveling to FC Basel for a Europa League match on October 2.