Stuttgart suffered a reversal by Leverkusen. Hoeness: There is no point in complaining about yourself

In the focus match of the 26th round of the 2024/25 Bundesliga, Stuttgart took the lead after Demirovic and Waltermade scored goals, but was scored by the opponent's players in the following time and was finally defeated by Leverkusen 3-4. Hoeness said that indulging in self-pity will not help, and we must face the difficult times together and work hard to turn the situation around.

In the 14th minute, Jamie Llewellyn received a diagonal pass from his teammate and shot, but Leverkusen goalkeeper Hradecky saved it. Demirovic then made a supplementary shot and scored, giving Stuttgart a 1-0 lead. In the 48th minute of the second half, Enzo Mijo passed the ball past the defense, and Waltermade received it and entered the penalty area and pushed the ball into the goal, helping Stuttgart continue to lead Leverkusen 2-0.

In the 56th minute, Leverkusen's set-piece was cleared, and Frimpong met the ball in the melee and shot directly into the goal, helping Leverkusen to tie the game 1-2. In the 62nd minute, Demirovic's shot was blocked by Leverkusen goalkeeper Hradecky, but the ball hit Xhaka and bounced into the net, allowing Stuttgart to expand its lead to 3-1.

In the 67th minute, Inkapiye scored against Stuttgart, helping Leverkusen to make the score 2 to 3. In the 88th minute, Boniface made a cross pass to the goal, but Stuttgart midfielder Stiller kicked the ball directly into his own goal when clearing the ball, allowing Leverkusen to tie the score at 3 to 3.

In the second half stoppage time, Frimpong assisted Patrick Schick to score a header, helping Leverkusen to overtake 4 to 3. In the end, Stuttgart was reversed by Leverkusen 3 to 4 at home.

Stuttgart coach Hoeness said in an interview, "This defeat is hard to accept and painful. The result is too cruel. We fully implemented the tactical requirements before the game, played passionately and dared to attack, and constantly put pressure on Leverkusen. We deserved to establish a two-goal lead, but the final key was that we lost the ball too quickly after scoring."

"There's no point wallowing in self-pity right now, we have to get through this together and do our best to turn things around. If we can do that, our team will be able to go far."

After only achieving 2 wins and 3 losses in the last 5 rounds, Stuttgart is currently ranked 10th in the standings with 37 points.

Demirovic, who scored a goal in this game, said, "It's really hard to describe how I feel now. It's so painful to lose the game. The three points in this game should have belonged to us. We tried our best and had good tacit understanding. The performance of the whole team was very outstanding. It's really heartbreaking to be able to achieve such a performance but finally give up the victory."

In addition, Stuttgart striker Waltermad said, "We scored three goals at home and the fans gave us great support, which is usually enough to win the game, but Leverkusen's strength is amazing. Our performance was actually very good, but we didn't get the results we deserved. But more importantly, we have to stick to it and keep working hard."