SC Freiburg scored the next points in the Europa League remarkably confidently. With coach Streich, the euphoria is still limited.
SC Freiburg continues to ride the wave of success – not only nationally, but also internationally. As cool as they presented themselves in the witches’ cauldron of Piraeus, the Badeners may continue their high flight in the state duel with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
And that would really be “a statement” for him, emphasized coach Christian Streich. “If we survive in Hoffenheim, then I’ll say: Chapeau.” Just like the sports club, TSG currently belongs to the top group of the Bundesliga. And Streich rates them better than Olympiacos Piraeus.
“It was really fun”
Freiburg had no trouble with Greece’s record champions. “It was a lot of fun,” said double goal scorer Michael Gregoritsch after SC’s remarkably confident performance in their second win in the second group game of the Europa League. The guests were never in serious danger in the 3-0 (2-0) win at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium. Instead, they immediately let the air out of the witches’ cauldron, in which they were greeted with a pyro show by the frenetic Olympiakos fans. Gregoritsch extended the lead through Nicolas Höfler (5th) in the 25th and 53rd minutes. With six points, the SC is already heading towards the knockout phase.
“We deserved to win, it was a great evening,” said Coach Streich. In his typical way, however, he immediately devoted himself to preparing for the next game. Hoffenheim’s current condition “with all due respect is something completely different,” said the 57-year-old. In order to be fully fit against the Kraichgauer, faster and good regeneration is now required. And also rotation?
So far, the multiple burdens of the European Cup have not caused any problems for Freiburg this season. In Piraeus Streich even fielded the same starting XI as in the previous league game against Borussia Mönchengladbach (0-0). Only towards the end did he change something. The defense is currently extremely stable. Central defender Philipp Lienhart said that he “played well together” with his neighbor Matthias Ginter. If he and Freiburg continue to do so against Hoffenheim, even the prank that is so level-headed will probably take off their hats.
Source: Stern
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