Overview

• Patrick Osterhage struck in the 31st minute and Maximilian Eggestein added a 57th-minute header before Philip Otele narrowed the gap for Basel in the 84th.
• Around 34,700 attended at Freiburg’s Europa-Park-Stadion for the cross-border derby, securing the hosts three points to start the ligaphase.
• Goalkeeper Noah Atubolu made key saves, Matthias Ginter continued after a head cut, and Eggestein’s goal was confirmed over the line after review.
• This fixture marked Freiburg’s first outing in the competition’s new format with eight ligaphase games, with an away trip to Bologna next on 2 October.
• In Germany the match aired free-to-air on Nitro with streaming on RTL+, and Basel supporters faced a reported oversell of 256 tickets.