Multiple absences in the Slovan Bratislava and Stuttgart clash in the Champions League

Slovan Bratislava face VfB Stuttgart on 14 October in a match held as part of the second round of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League for the 2026/27 season, with the match kicking off at 22:00 Damascus time, broadcast on the beIN SPORTS network.

Slovan Bratislava enter the match suffering from the absence of three players, as both A. Griger and Manasse Kianga will be missing for other reasons, while Mykola Kukharevych is absent due to injury.

In contrast, VfB Stuttgart are suffering from wider absences involving ten players, with Ameen Al Dakhil, J. Diehl, Nikolas Terkelsen Nartey, Tiago Tomás, D. Zagadou, Julian Jeffrey Gaston Chabot, L. Jaquez and Maximilian Mittelstädt all out through injury, while S. Drljača and Leonidas Stergiou are absent for other reasons.