Ermedin Demirović hat-trick fires VfB Stuttgart to UEFA Champions League win over Viking

VfB Stuttgart 3–1 Viking

Goals: 1-0 Demirović 20‘ (assist: Stiller), 1-1 Tripić 22‘ (assist: Bjørdal), 2-1 Demirović 26‘ (assist: Undav), 3-1 Demirović 32‘ (assist: Undav)

Stuttgart began the league phase of the Champions League with a home fixture against tournament debutants Viking. Sebastian Hoeneß made two changes to the side that had beaten Cologne, bringing in Jamie Leweling and Ermedin Demirović for Josha Vagnoman and Dženan Pejčinović.

Viking, coached jointly by Morten Jensen and Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim, also made two alterations, with Kristoffer Haugen and Henrik Bjørdal starting in place of Vetle Auklend and Simen Kvia-Egeskog.