Battling Boro scrape through despite defeat

Middlesbrough 0 Vfb Stuttgart 1 (2-2 on agg. Middlesbrough win on away goals)

The Germans needed just 13 minutes to erase Boro’s 2-1 first-leg lead. Christian Tiffert fired past Mark Schwarzer as the visitors made a nonsense of the Teessiders’ home advantage.

Armin Veh’s side dominated the first half to leave Steve McClaren’s men facing an uphill struggle.