The first leg at Allianz Stadium last week ended 1-0 in favour of the Italian club, thanks to Angel di Maria’s 53rd-minute strike.
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Freiburg will host Juventus in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League last-16 tie at Europa-Park Stadium on Thursday. The first leg at Allianz Stadium last week ended 1-0 in favour of the Italian club, thanks to Angel di Maria’s 53rd-minute strike. It was a dominant performance from Massimiliano Allegri’s side in Turin last Thursday as they attempted 20 shots on goal, with six of them on target, compared to just one shot off-target and zero shots on goal by Freiburg. Meanwhile, three days later, both sides recorded victories in their respective league-fixtures, with Bianconneri defeating Sampdoria 4-2 in the Serie A, while Freiburg secured a 2-1 Bundesliga-win over Hoffenheim.
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— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) March 9, 2023
Freiburg secured a thrilling win over Hoffenheim in the German top flight on Sunday, thanks to Maximilian Eggestein’s effort inside the opening five minutes and an 89th-minute winner by Ritsu Doan. Breisgau-Brazilians are currently sitting at the fifth spot in the German top flight standings, having collected 45 points from 24 games, level on points with fourth-placed Union Berlin and seven adrift of leaders Bayern Munich. Meanwhile Christian Streich’s side are unbeaten in their last 15 home-games across all competitions, while winning eight of those matches.
Juventus, on the other hand, are in pretty good form, having won eight of their last ten matches across all competitions. Last time out, Allegri’s side secured all three points against Sampdoria, courtesy of Gleison Bremer’s 11th-minute opener, Adrien Rabiot’s brace and a 94th-minute effort from Matias Soule. Despite recording 16 wins from 26 Italian top flight games this term, Juve are sitting at the seventh position, with just 38 points to their name, because of a 15-point penalty. Bianconneri are ten points adrift of the top-four, therefore their best route into the Champions League is by winning Europe’s second tied club competition in May.
Freiburg’s Italian attacker Vincenzo Grifo, who has 14 goals and five assists to his name in all competitions this term, will be joining Gregoritsch, Doan and Holer up front. Meanwhile, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh and Philipp Lienhart are sidelined with ACL injury and thigh issues respectively. As for Juventus, Paul Pogba is occupying the treatment room. Di Maria, who has scored five goals in his last five games in all competetions, will continue to support Dusan Vlahovic up front, with Kostic and Cuadrado occupying the flanks.
Freiburg Probable line-up: Flekken, Jubler, Gulde, Ginter, Gunter, Eggestein, Hofler, Doan, Gregoritsch, Grifo, Holer
Juventus Probable line-up: Szczesny, Danilo, Bremer, Sandro, Cuadrado, Fagioli, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic, Di Maria, Vlahovic
Freiburg
| Opponents | Score |
| Hoffenheim | 2-1 (W) |
| Juventus | 1-0 (L) |
| Monchengladbach | 0-0 (D) |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1-1 (D) |
| Bochum | 0-2 (W) |
Juventus
| Opponents | Score |
| Sampdoria | 4-2 (W) |
| Freiburg | 1-0 (W) |
| AS Roma | 1-0 (L) |
| Torino | 4-2 (W) |
| Nantes | 0-3 (W) |
| Last match-result | Score |
| Juventus beat Freiburg | 1-0 |
The UEFA Europa League match between Freiburg and Juventus will take place at Europa-Park Stadion on Thursday at 11:15 pm IST.
| Freiburg vs Juventus | Key Details |
| Date | March 16 |
| Venue | Europa-Park Stadion |
| Kickoff time in Germany | 6:45 pm |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 6:45 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 11:15 pm |
The live telecast of the UEFA Europa League matches in India is available on Sony Sports network. Fans will also be able to live stream through Jio TV and Sony LIV. Besides, the match between Freiburg and Juventus can also be seen on RTL + in Germany. Meanwhile, those in Italy can catch the live action via NOW TV, Sky Go Italia, DAZN, Sky Sport Uno and Sky Sport 253.
