Why Maxi Beier was named ‘man of the match’ against Stuttgart

The 23-year-old once again played on Saturday in Stuttgart in the attacking half-space behind Serhou Guirassy. In the 70th minute, he converted a cross from substitute Jobe Bellingham to give BVB a 1–0 lead. He burst away from his marker with a sharp acceleration and slid the low delivery into the net from the edge of the six-yard box. "Life writes the best stories," said his coach Niko Kovac. "Maxi Beier isn't with the national team, but today he scores the goal." World Cup participant Beier was not nominated by Germany coach Jürgen Klopp for the international matches in October.

In the top match between last season's fourth-placed and second-placed teams, Beier had the most shots of any player (three, the same as Serhou Guirassy) and also made the most sprints (24). He reached a top speed of 35.6 km/h.

Beier is already up to three goal involvements in the Bundesliga this season (two assists in the matches against Hamburg and Paderborn) and a total of 12 goal contributions — goals plus assists — in the 2026 calendar year. "Maxi can play anywhere. Left-back, right-back, left wing, right wing," Kovac enthused.

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It would not have taken much for Beier to finish the game with a brace. In the fourth minute, he headed a cross from Julian Ryerson well wide of the target. "Great cross — I have to score that, honestly," Beier admitted, "or at least get the ball on target." However, in the final moment he had been cleverly nudged aside by Stuttgart defensive leader Jeff Chabot. "That little bit of contact at the end alone was enough to put him off balance, and that's why he put the ball wide," said Kovac.Boris Rupert

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