Freiburg take on the visitors Lens in the second leg of UEFA Europa League 1/16-finals. The match will be played on Thursday, September 22nd at Europa-Park Stadion (Freiburg)
Freiburg strives to maintain its level, which is becoming more or less habitual. The Brazilians from Breisgau gradually managed to reach a high, for them, maximum for a mid-tier German football level. However, the long-term work of Christian Streich, who has been in office for a long time even by German standards, has allowed them to achieve good results. There was even a German Cup final, and, most importantly, several times they managed to finish in the upper part of the Bundesliga table – but below the top 4. As a result, the Germans participated in the last Europa League, reaching the playoffs. The team is holding at approximately the same level now. Even after a series of defeats, they managed to remain contenders for European qualification in the next cycle. Well, in the Europa League, they finished second in the group, behind West Ham. In February in Germany, they ended with a goalless draw.
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Lens with a fairly glorious history, for a long time could not return to the top division of France. But having finally returned, last season under the guidance of Franck Haise, they surprised everyone by mounting an unexpectedly fierce race against PSG. As a result, the team still finished behind the grand, but, firstly, at a minimal distance, and secondly, also securing 2nd place in Ligue 1 – the best result in decades. This allowed them to qualify for the Champions League. There, just like at the end of the last century, they managed to defeat Arsenal, but ultimately, the French were content with just overtaking the crisis-hit Sevilla. However, despite this, they had a disastrous start in the national championship, which they only corrected by winter. But it's still impossible to talk about repeating the 2023 result, let alone finishing in the top four. Moreover, they lost at home to Monaco in the country's cup on penalties. Only the Europa League remains, where the team moved thanks to finishing third in the Champions League group. They started at home with a 0-0 draw.
Both clubs rarely qualify for European competitions. So it's not surprising that they played each other for the first time last Thursday. The Germans are more experienced and playing at home. So let's bet on their victory, with a safety net of a draw no bet option.
Prediction for the match: Freiburg to win with 0.0 handicap.
