The Bundesliga clash between Borussia Dortmund and Stuttgart is currently goalless at half time, despite Jurgen Klopp's outfit dominating proceedings.
The first concrete chance came the way of the home side when, in the sixth minute, ex-Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa picked up a Ciro Immobile pass before shooting from the right side of the box, but the effort was saved.
Milos Jojic then threatened three minutes later, but the visitors countered through Christian Gentner, who blasted the ball wide immediately after.
Dortmund caused panic in the 19th minute when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Marcel Schmelzer forced two blocks in quick succession, but Stuttgart then launched into a good spell of their own when Carlos Gruezo and Timo Werner could have scored.
The home side nevertheless were dominant in the first half, as Immobile blasted over on the half-hour mark, while Kagawa came even closer after striking the Stuttgart bar.
For all of Dortmund's endeavours, however, they weren't able to find the breakthrough, and had to be content with being level at the break.
Giuseppe Labellarte
