Freiburg Beat Trabzonspor as Lugano Top the Conference League
Freiburg beat hosts Trabzonspor 1-0 in the Conference League, while Lugano went top of the standings with a 3-0 win over Kauno Žalgiris, maintaining their perfect record. The victory took Freiburg to six points in fourteenth place, while Trabzonspor slipped to twelfth on the same points tally.
Freiburg beat hosts Trabzonspor 1-0 in the Conference League, while Lugano went top of the standings with a 3-0 win over Kauno Žalgiris, maintaining their perfect record. The victory took Freiburg to six points in fourteenth place, while Trabzonspor slipped to twelfth on the same points tally.
Lucas Kubler scored the only goal of the match in the 14th minute, following up a rebound after a corner taken by Vincenzo Grifo. Igor Matanović directed his header towards goal before the goalkeeper saved the initial attempt. Mohamed Salah missed a chance for Trabzonspor before the break, then Florian Backhaus saved his close-range effort in the 61st minute to preserve Freiburg’s lead.
Freiburg coach Julian Schuster said an away win was important, especially with matches still to come for the team. In other results, Panathinaikos beat CSKA Sofia 2-1, Twente defeated Pafos 3-1 and Monaco beat Nordsjælland 2-0, while Ajax recorded the evening’s biggest victory, beating Midtjylland 6-1.