First team

Goalkeeper Benjamin Uphoff will head into his fourth season with SC, after extending his contract with the club.

14 SC players are off on international duty this week. Those not selected to represent their countries will play a friendly on Thursday against SCR Altach.

SC Freiburg conceded an equaliser in the final moments of their trip to 1. FSV Mainz 05, as Karim Onisiwo agonisingly cancelled out Ritsu Doan’s opener in a 1-1 draw.

On Sunday evening, yet another double gameweek comes to an end for SC, with the team travelling to the Mewa Arena to take on 1. FSV Mainz 05 on Bundesliga matchday 25.

SC Freiburg were knocked out of the UEFA Europa League’s round of 16 on Thursday night, losing 2-0 (3-0 on aggregate) to Italian record champions Juventus.

After a 1-0 loss in the first leg, SC now face Juventus on Thursday evening in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League last 16 clash at the Europa-Park Stadion.

Christian Streich, Patrick Baier, Florian Bruns and Julian Schuster have all extended their contracts with SC.

Thanks to an 89th-minute strike from Ritsu Doan, SC Freiburg beat TSG Hoffenheim in the Baden-Württemberg derby. Maxi Eggestein had given the home side the lead after just five minutes, before Angelo Stiller brought Hoffenheim level in the 49th minute.

SC Freiburg will close out the week at home against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on Sunday (15:30 CET). 

SC Freiburg were narrowly beaten 1-0 by Juventus in Turin on Thursday night, in the first leg of their Europa League round of 16 tie. Argentine World Cup winner Ángel Di María scored the only goal of the game after 53 minutes.