Winning start
It was an all-round successful start for the five Stuttgart players in the European Championship. Germany beat Scotland 5-1 in Friday’s opening match, with VfB left-back Maxi Mittelstädt playing the full 90 minutes in Munich while Waldemar Anton, Chris Führich and Deniz Undav watched from the bench. The following day, Switzerland also made a winning start in Group A with a 3-1 victory over Hungary. VfB defender Leonidas Stergiou came on in the 68th minute with the score at 2-1.
Familiar territory
Stergiou was back at work on Monday morning and stepped onto a familiar training ground, with Switzerland holding their first session of the week at the VfB club centre.
Next matches
Both Germany and Switzerland are next in EURO action on Wednesday. The VfB quartet in the German squad can look forward to a true home game as Julian Nagelsmann’s side take on Hungary in Stuttgart at 18:00 CEST. The Swiss meet Scotland in Cologne at 21:00 CEST. The head-to-head clash between Germany and Switzerland takes place in Frankfurt on Sunday 23 June (21:00 CEST).