Overview
- Nikolas Nartey struck on 19 minutes, Justin Diehl added a second in the 22nd, and Chris Führich made it 3-0 in the 67th.
- Luzern hit back through Lars Villiger and Andrej Vasovic in the 84th and 85th, drawing a rebuke from Hoeneß over late lapses.
- Winter signing Jeremy Arévalo, recruited last week from Racing Santander, started on the right wing in his first outing.
- Ermedin Demirovic made his comeback after a long injury absence and was cleared following a brief collision with the goalkeeper.
- Stuttgart now turn to the Bundesliga restart at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday at 18:30, with the match broadcast on Sky.