Despite a poor display VFB Stuttgart claimed their place in the group stage of the Uefa Cup with a 2-2 draw at home against Cherno more. The German hosts were in a comfortable position after a 2-1 away win in the first leg and there for a 0-0 half-time score was fine with them. Things got really edgy in the 2nd half though when Cherno more scored twice through Yurukov and Rusev as Stuttgart where at the verge of elimination suddenly before late goals from Hitzlsperger and Gomez, who scored deep into injury time, saved them from major disaster.

Stuttgart coach Veh had made 4 changes to the team that suffered a 3-0 defeat in the Bundesliga at Dortmund as Osorio, Boka, Rudy and Marica replaced Boulahrouz, Delpierre, Magnin and Cacau. Cherno more coach Spasov also made 4 changes compared to the first leg as Ilchev, Stoyanov, Hristov and Rusev replaced Hmaruc, Aleksandar, Alexandrov and Iliev.

Stuttgart gained an optical advantage from the start on as they enjoyed most ball possession while Cherno more played from a defensive setting which made it tough for the hosts to find openings. A combination between Lanig and Khedira brought the first chance for Stuttgart as Gomez saw his effort saved by goalkeeper Ilchev. The visitors on their turn came no further than a harmless shot from Hristov in the first half which saw no goals.

Both teams started in unchanged formation for the 2nd half which started with a bang when a poor pass from Tasci got intercepted and Yurukov took advantage to give the visitors a surprising lead. Stuttgart looked shocked and Cherno more smelled their chance now and nearly added a 2nd goal shortly after when Yurokov just missed target with a shot. Stuttgart tried to find back into the match which got rougher and rougher now, but the hosts were dealt a further shock when Rusev scored the 0-2 with a direct free kick which would see the visitors through. With their backs to the wall Stuttgart found back into the game only 2 minutes later when Hitzlsperger was left unmarked after a corner kick from Rudy and scored the 1-2. The game looked to heading for extra time, but deep into injury time key striker Gomez scored the 2-2 equalizer with a header which meant the group stage for his team.

Overall Cherno more would have deserved to reach extra time at least, but they were dealt a late knock-out deep into injury time when Gomez scored the vital equalizer for the hosts. Stuttgart played a rather disappointing match while the home draw was just enough to edge into the group stage.