Stuttgart bounced back from the opening-day defeat by Wools to beat Freiburg 4-2 as summer signing PavelPogrebnyak netted the opening goal in the 53rd minute.
Stuttgart coach Markus Babbel awarded Alexander Hleb and PavelPogrebnyak immediate debuts in his starting side less than a week after the pair joined the club.
He has got people like PavelPogrebnyak and Andrei Arshavin, who both showed with Uefa Cup-winning side Zenit St Petersburg that they are quality players who can play to a very high level.