Overview
- The first leg kicks off at 21:00 CET Thursday at Europa-Park-Stadion in Freiburg.
- RTL broadcasts the game nationwide on free-to-air TV in Germany.
- Coverage on RTL starts at 20:15 with Lothar Matthäus as the studio expert.
- Freiburg, the only German club still in the Europa League, reached this round after a 0-1 loss at Genk was overturned with a 5-1 home win.
- Celta advanced past Lyon 3-1 on aggregate, and midfielder Javi Rueda will miss the match due to suspension.