Freiburg fights for a draw in Bologna – disappointment in exploiting opportunities!

Freiburg fights for a draw in Bologna – disappointment in exploiting opportunities!

SC Freiburg fought for an exciting draw against FC Bologna in the Europa League on October 2, 2025. With a final score of 1:1 after 90 minutes, the team once again had to struggle with taking advantage of their own chances. It was an intense game for Freiburg, which was marked by the deficit in the first half and the subsequent equalizer.

In the 29th minute, the Breisgauers' first blow came: goalkeeper Noah Atubolu let a harmless ball slip through his hands, so that Riccardo Orsolini took the opportunity for Bologna to make it 0-1. Freiburg remained the more active team until half-time, but failed to equalize. The only threat to score in the first half came from Johan Manzambi, whose shot in the 23rd minute bore no fruit.

A victory of the will

The second half started promisingly for Freiburg. After a handball in the penalty area, the referee decided on a penalty based on video evidence. Junior Adamu stepped up and scored in the 57th minute to make it 1-1. This equalizer gave the team further impetus and Freiburg remained the dominant team, but could not find a way to decisively overcome Bologna's defense. Derry Scherhant had a great opportunity to win in the 69th minute but narrowly missed.

Freiburg's coach Julian Schuster had considered the tight schedule to be unproblematic before the game. Despite their efforts, the Breisgauers remained pale on offense, as sports director Klemens Hartenbach also indicated and criticized the defense when they conceded the first goal. In the final phase, Bologna increased the pressure, but Freiburg defended cleverly and did not allow another goal. Lucas Höler had the last chance in stoppage time, but Skorupski in the Bologna goal prevented the winning goal.

The look into the future

The result puts SC Freiburg in fifth place in the Europa League table with a total of four points after two games. This is a solid start for the team, which qualified for the Europa League group stage as fifth in the 2024/25 Bundesliga season and is now continuing to strive for points. The next duel will take place on October 23, 2025 in the home stadium against FC Utrecht.

Overall, Freiburg have remained undefeated for five games, which indicates a positive development, although there is still a lot of room for improvement. Players like Adamu are aware of this and go into the next game with the necessary ambition. daily news reports that SC Freiburg wants to continue working on itself in all aspects.

So we can only hope that the Breisgauer team can make better use of their chances in the upcoming encounter against Utrecht and get their next win. This European Cup season has only just begun and Freiburg is well on its way to taking the next step.

Bologna now has the away game against FCSB Bucharest, which is also a challenge.

When you look at the table and the upcoming matchdays, it becomes clear that the league will continue to be exciting. The next games will show whether Freiburg can exploit its potential and stay on the way to the knockout phase of the Europa League. FAZ and SWR also report on the developments in this European adventure.