Tags: Soccer Club Season.
VfB Stuttgart debuted in the modern-era 32-team Champions League with a progression from the group stage and a somewhat surprising victory with 2–1 against English champions Manchester United. Ultimately the tournament ended with a narrow defeat to Chelsea. Kevin Kurányi Philipp Lahm and Alexander Hleb were key players in the side that only just failed to finish in the top three for the second season in succession.