Last-gasp backheel goal sends Stuttgart past Freiburg to German Cup final against Bayern

STUTTGART: (Apr 24) Tiago Tomás’ spectacular 119th-minute backheel goal sent Stuttgart back to the German Cup final with an extra-time 2-1 win over Freiburg to keep its title defense rolling.

In the final in Berlin on May 23, Stuttgart will now aim to foil a Bayern Munich domestic double, which could become a treble if Vincent Kompany’s team wins the Champions League too.

The back-to-back cup finals for Stuttgart couldn’t be more different, facing a record-breaking Bayern — which beat Stuttgart 4-2 last weekend — after beating one of the competition’s biggest-ever underdogs, third-tier Arminia Bielefeld, in last year’s final.