Overview

• He denied Romano Schmid from the spot in the 59th minute with Freiburg leading 2-0, preserving a 3-0 win at Werder Bremen.
• No Bundesliga goalkeeper had previously saved five penalties in succession, according to dpa reporting.
• Coach Julian Schuster said the stop was a foundation for the victory, and Atubolu remarked it could have gotten really nasty otherwise.
• Atubolu tempered the praise after being lauded on air, saying, “Ich bin kein Fußball-Gott.”
• Freiburg host FC Basel in the Europa League on Wednesday, aiming to carry their confidence from Bremen into Europe.