Dženan Pejčinović got straight down to work for VfB Stuttgart in their DFB Cup first round victory at Hansa Rostock, demonstrating exactly why they signed him from relegated Wolfsburg. The 21-year-old striker is stepping up to a club set to play in the UEFA Champions League for the second time in three years under Sebastian Hoeneß, who also steered them to victory in the 2025 DFB Cup. On the Bundesliga front, Stuttgart and Pejčinović have the ultimate opportunity to show what they are made of on Matchday 1 – against Bayern in his native Munich.