AEven without coach Christian Streich, SC Freiburg’s run of success in the Europa League continues. Freiburg won 2-0 (0-0) against French Cup winners FC Nantes on Thursday evening, while the ill coach was unable to be at the stadium. The third win in the third game was somewhat overshadowed by the injury-related substitution of striker Michael Gregoritsch.
But even without Austria’s international, the second-placed Bundesliga player dominated the game in front of 33,200 spectators. Kyereh, who scored his first competitive goal for Breisgau five days ago, continued the performance he showed against Mainz (2-1) and scored again (48′). Vincenzo Grifo scored the final score (73rd). With nine points in Group G, Freiburg have further improved their chances of progressing. Nantes has three points before the reunion in France next Thursday (6.45 p.m.).
In front of the television at home, Streich saw a Freiburg team controlling the game. In the first round alone, the Breisgauers had almost 60 percent possession of the ball, only the penetration power was lacking at first. Kyereh had the best chance after just over half an hour, but the French goalkeeper was able to deflect his deflected shot to a corner.
early injury
The prank, which tested positive for Corona on Wednesday, was represented on the sidelines by co-coach Patrick Baier, and liaison coach Julian Schuster was also on the bench. The basis of the Freiburg season, which has been so strong so far, was clear even without the head coach: the familiarity. For the fifth time in a row, Freiburg relied on exactly the same starting eleven.
However, goalscorer Gregoritsch was injured after 20 minutes and Nils Petersen came on for him. Even with the veteran up front, the hosts made an effort and dominated the game against deep French players. However, the last pass was missing for a long time – until Kyereh struck. After a mistake by the guests, Ritsu Doan put the ball across the 26-year-old, who took the lead from close range. Kyereh celebrated his first goal in the Europa League with a backflip.
The Breisgauer didn’t have much trouble with the weak opponent throughout the entire season. The table-16. in the French league, there was hardly anything offensive, and in defense the guests were anything but safe. Before he scored, Grifo had plenty of time and space to flick the ball into the bottom right corner. Petersen (79th) almost made it 3-0, but the goalkeeper saved again.
