What happened. VfB Stuttgart defeated Cologne 4-1 in Friday's Bundesliga opener, with Bilal El Khannouss scoring a solo effort and Ermedin Demirović and Josha Vagnoman also netting.

El Khannouss assisted Vagnoman's early chance that hit the bar.
Cologne's goal came from a Hendriks own goal.
Stuttgart made two changes after heavy loss to Bayern.

Stuttgart rebound from Matchday 1 defeat; Cologne suffer first loss of season.

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