
VfB Stuttgart forward Ermedin Demirović was at his destructive best in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night, after netting a quickfire hat-trick against Norwegian side Viking. It was the 28-year-old's first start of the season after being benched in both of Stuttgart's opening Bundesliga matches. Head coach Sebastian Hoeneß now has a selection dilemma on his hands, with new signing Dženan Pejčinović also vying for a place in the starting XI.

The media in Slovenia have been bristling with indignation in the build-up to Manchester United's return to the Champions League over Michael Carrick's treatment of Benjamin Sesko.
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