Overview
- Kickoff is at 18:45 CET at the Allianz Riviera in Nice in the teams’ first competitive meeting, with Greek referee Anastasios Sidiropoulos officiating.
- Freiburg have seven points from three matches after a win, a draw and a win, and Vincenzo Grifo is one goal shy of the club’s Europa League record.
- Nice have opened with three 1–2 defeats and are winless in their last 13 European fixtures.
- Freiburg’s trip was disrupted by a technical plane problem, with a replacement aircraft arriving about 1.5 hours late, the club said.
- Broadcast details conflict: SPORT1 lists RTL Nitro free-to-air plus RTL+, while other outlets report the match is available only on RTL+.