Overview
- Kickoff is Thursday at 18:45 CET at the Stade de Nice, with live coverage available in Germany on RTL+.
- Freiburg have collected seven points from three group games and are well placed in the league phase heading into matchday four.
- Nice are winless in Europe after three 1-2 defeats and come off a late Ligue 1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain.
- Defensive options for Nice are thinned by long-term ACL injuries to Mohamed Abdelmonem and Youssouf Ndayishimiye, limited minutes for Dante, and a Europa League suspension for Jonathan Clauss.
- Two stadium sections will be closed under a UEFA sanction from a prior pyrotechnics offense, reducing the hosts’ fan presence.