Stuttgart's Stiller: Ankle injury 'not important' after Cup win

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25-05-2025

Stuttgart's Angelo Stiller takes part in the team's training session at the Olympic Stadium, ahead of the DFB Cup final match soccer match against Arminia Bielefeld. Soeren Stache/dpa
VfB Stuttgart midfielder Angelo Stiller is not worried about his ankle injury after the German Cup win and not thinking about the Nations League with Germany just yet.
"Not important," he said when asked by reporters about his ankle after providing two assists in the 4-2 win against third-division Arminia Bielefeld on Saturday.
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Stiller was doubtful for the match after he suffered a minor ligament injury in the Bundesliga match against Augsburg on May 11.
But he was fit enough to be in the starting line-up against Bielefeld.
"We knew that if he could play, he would play well," coach Sebastian Hoeness said.
The midfielder, however, admitted that things felt a bit difficult after playing for some time.
"First half was good, it was clear that I wanted to play. A Cup final is always something special," the player said.
"From the 60th minute onwards, once it became more physically demanding, I noticed it. I wanted to come off, but that was no longer possible. But it doesn't matter, the main thing is that we won," he added.
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Stiller was included in coach Julian Nagelsmann's squad for the Nations League Final Four on June 4-8 on home soil, in which Germany face Portugal in the semi-finals.
It's unclear whether he will be able to play, but that's not a concern for him at the moment.
"I don't know right now. I'm not thinking about that right now. I want to celebrate and that's enough," he said.
Asked if he had a drink preference, Still initially said: "I think I prefer not to reveal that," but then said that German digestif Jägermeister is his number one choice.
"Now the party will start," he said before heading to the bus to join his team-mates in the post-game celebrations.