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Stuttgart aiming for European relief Stuttgart will once again be looking to put their domestic woes behind them when they face Getafe in the Europa League. The Swabians have won only one of their first eight matches in the Bundesliga, but they have a perfect record in Europe after two group games to head Group H. That record was nevertheless not enough to keep Christian Gross in his job as coach and he was replaced by his assistant Jens Keller last week. His first game in charge was an impressive 2-2 draw with Schalke at the weekend and he expects his side to build upon that strong foundation at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. "If we play as compactly as we did against Schalke, then I am very confident," he said. "We have got to try and take the Spaniards' pleasure away from playing because we know they can play good football. "We have got to be aggressive to win the ball and then attack." Keller is not only playing for three points which would take Stuttgart a step closer to the knockout stages, but also for his own future in charge. He has been placed in temporary charge, although the position could be made permanent if he can convince the board of his ability. However, he knows that behind the scenes, the club is also looking at other options. "It is legitimate for a club to look around," he said. "I am only in my second or third year as coach and I am glad to have been given a chance, and I want to take it. "Obviously I know that the club will have a plan B and this doesn't bother me. We are playing on Sunday, then a Thursday, then Saturday again and then on Wednesday and there is no time to think of anything other than how we can win each game." Keller has ruled out a return for Matthieu Delpierre and Philipp Degen, who have both been unable to train with regularity recently. Getafe go into the match in third place in Group H after beating Odense 2-1 in their opening fixture before slumping to a 2-0 defeat at Young Boys in their second outing. Midfielder Dani Parejo is anticipating a testing trip to Germany for his side, saying: "I've not seen them this year, but last season they played in the Champions League and Barca had a very hard time there. "We're expecting a crazy game, as is usually the case at German grounds. They will be interested in an end-to-end match and we will have to try and play our game. "We need to pick up something to put us in a good position in the group. But in any case, we need to be realistic and simply to be playing in this competition is something great for a small team like Getafe. "The objective cannot be to reach the quarter-finals like two years ago, but to enjoy a practically new experience and just see how far we are capable of going." Getafe coach Michel, whose side slipped to ninth in the Primera Division standings after losing 2-0 to local rivals and Europa League holders Atletico Madrid at the weekend, has named a 20-man squad for the trip to Germany with Mane, Miguel Torres, Ibrahim Kas and Mario Alvarez out injured.