Overview
- Freiburg beat Union Berlin 2-0 at the Europa-Park Stadion on Sunday to climb into third place in the Bundesliga and reach 19 points.
- The opener was an own goal by Union captain Rani Khedira and the second came from Yuito Suzuki's composed finish.
- Union goalkeeper Frederik Rønnow made several important saves and denied Vincenzo Grifo’s penalty late on, keeping the scoreline at 2-0.
- The result was Freiburg’s fourth straight win in all competitions and underlined their improved attack, with the side having scored 20 goals so far this season.
- Union’s loss extended their winless run to five matches and left them under growing relegation pressure while coach Julian Schuster praised his team’s patience and defender Matthias Ginter marked his 200th Bundesliga appearance as Freiburg head into the international break aiming to maintain form.