Red Star Belgrade came from a goal down to thrash visitors VfB Stuttgart 5-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday and earn their first points in the competition.

The hosts, who had lost their four previous Champions League league phase matches this season, had last won in Europe's premier competition in October 2019 when they beat Olympiacos 3-1. Stuttgart's only win in this season's campaign remains their 1-0 victory over Juventus on matchday three.

Sebastian Hoeneß' VfB Stuttgart travel to Belgrade this evening for their fifth fixture of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions' League campaign. The German Swabian guests - currently in 25th place in the

Sat in 35th and 27th respectively in the League Phase standings, Red Star Belgrade host VfB Stuttgart on home soil as they look for their first win of the campaign.

On-loan Red Star Belgrade forward Silas had just a low-key celebration for the goal he scored against his parent club Stuttgart in the Champions League.

It was after half-time that the game was beyond the reach of Stuttgart as substitutes Mirko Ivanic and Nemanja Radonjic scored Red Star's third and fourth goals within minutes of each other. Radonjic added a second to his tally for the night in the 88th minute to inflict further pain on their German opposition.

Red Star have shown flashes of promise and should belatedly pick up their first point, but Stuttgart will surely breach their hosts' leaky back line at least once. For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.

Red Star Belgrade secured their first Champions League win by defeating Stuttgart 5-1, showcasing a strong performance at home.

Red Star Belgrade came from a goal down to thrash visitors VfB Stuttgart 5-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday and earn their first points in the competition. In a pulsating start the visitors silenced the home crowd when Ermedin Demirovic volleyed in from close range to give them a fifth-minute lead.