Overview

• SC Freiburg hosts FC Basel at 21:00 local time, with live free‑to‑air coverage on RTL Nitro and streaming on RTL+, a rarity contrasted with many domestic broadcasts.
• Freiburg frames the short‑hop tie as a derby, with the clubs’ stadiums less than an hour apart and thousands of traveling supporters expected.
• Coach Julian Schuster and midfielder Maximilian Eggestein highlighted Xherdan Shaqiri as Basel’s key threat, while Freiburg keeper Noah Atubolu enters on a run of five consecutive penalty saves.
• Local authorities classify the fixture as a ‘Risikospiel,’ and Basel supporters plan a fan march in Freiburg under tightened crowd‑management measures.
• Separately, Friday’s Bayern–Werder match (20:30) is exclusive to Sky and WOW, and UEFA’s Aleksander Ceferin has asked associations to consult before approving domestic league games abroad, with LaLiga’s Miami and Serie A’s Perth proposals under review and an EU Parliament resolution due on 6 October.