 In his first half of the season, Tasci captained two more matches in absent of Thomas Hitzlsperger.He scored his first Champions League goal as Stuttgart drew 1–1 with Romanian side Unirea Urziceni in the group stage matchday two on 29 September 2009.By November, however, he sustained "a stress fracture in his foot" that could have put him out for the remainder of the season.