Stuttgart vs Hertha BSC LIVE: Bundesliga result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Stuttgart take on Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga today.
Bayern Munich remain the team to beat in the German top flight with Julian Nagelsmann's juggernaut side 31-time winners of the competition.
Boasting some of the best players in the world such as Sadio Mane, Thomas Muller and Manuel Neuer they are always favourites to retain their league crown.
Rivals Borussia Dortmund traditionally push them the closest and have won the title five times, most recently back in 2012 under Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
Borussia Mönchengladbach were a force in the Seventies winning the league five times but are without a champion team since while Werder Bremen, Hamburg and Stuttgart are all multi-time winners too.
RB Leipzig are the newest kids on the block and backed by energy drinks manufacturer Red Bull are now threatening to challenge for a first title of their own.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Stuttgart vs Hertha BSC
Second Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 2, Hertha Berlin 1.
Stuttgart vs Hertha BSC
Goal! VfB Stuttgart 2, Hertha Berlin 1. Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Borna Sosa with a cross following a corner.
Stuttgart vs Hertha BSC
Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Marc Oliver Kempf.
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