Stuttgart had one final ace up their sleeve however. Hitzlsperger connected with a cross from the left, forcing Rost into another great save. This time, however, the ball dropped to the feet of Gomez, and the points were in the bag for Stuttgart.

In another game on Sunday, Bayer Leverkusen saw a 1-1 draw with Werder Bremen.

The result leaves Bayer ninth on 42 points, six short of a UEFA Cup slot.

Leverkusen looked to be on course to end their Dusseldorf jinx when Tranquillo Barnetta fired them in front with a great shot from 20 meters out in the 12th minute. But Werder striker Claudio Pizarro spoiled the party with a 33rd-minute leveler which would prove to be the last goal of the contest. It was the Peruvian international's 16th goal of the season.

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