“I’m here to win the game”

The 2023/24 season has obviously also brought some mental changes at VfB Stuttgart. Previously, the team was still in the relegation battle in the Bundesliga, but last season they played great football and finished second in the German Bundesliga, qualifying for the Champions League, where they will face Real Madrid next Tuesday.

“I’m looking forward to a game against a club that is simply legendary. It’s something very special for the whole club and for the fans. It will be something unique, something great,” said coach Sebastian Hoeneß full of anticipation.

However, the VfB players make it more than clear that the away trip to Madrid is not just an exciting school trip. First and foremost, new signing Ermedin Demirovic and strike partner Deniz Undav.

The 26-year-old striker Demirovic is considered a mentality monster and is setting sail ahead of the duel with the Royals in the Champions League. “I am not a player who goes there to be a sparring partner. I am there to win the game,” said Demirovic at the PictureThe Hamburg native and Bosnian national player is not alone in this attitude.

His strike partner Deniz Undav will also not end the away trip to Spain without a souvenir. Every football fan should know that a game at the Santiago Bernabeu under floodlights and with the Champions League anthem is one of the absolute highlights of a football career, but the German international does not want to be distracted or blinded by that. “Nobody should enjoy it, we want to win. If we play our boots, we always have a chance. We must not shit our pants and must go into the game with a clear head,” Undav also expressed his confidence in the Picture motivated to the core and sets a clear direction and makes this clear to his teammates: “If you’re scared, you don’t have to fly.”

Sebastian Hoeneß can also look back on a highly motivated offensive and thus perhaps enjoy the Champions League evening in Madrid even more than he already did before the party.

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