SC Freiburg is facing the biggest international game in the club’s history and, despite the special circumstances, does not want to resort to special measures.
Before the biggest international appearance in SC Freiburg’s history, coach Julian Schuster doesn’t want to be influenced by the huge euphoria in the surrounding area. “Everyone else is allowed to make this game as big as possible,” said the 41-year-old before the game Semi-final second leg in the Europa League against Sporting Braga on Thursday (9:00 p.m.).
The beauty of football is that it brings people together. Because of the power of football, the solidarity in the football city of Freiburg is “extremely great”. People are approached more often on the street and the demand for cards increases to the maximum. “These are such special circumstances anyway, so we don’t need anything special in terms of our approach, but we can trust our usual processes,” said Schuster.
The initial situation
With a home win, the Bundesliga team can move into a European Cup final for the first time. However, they have to Breisgauer suffered a 1-2 defeat in the first leg a week ago in Portugal, i.e. win by a margin of at least two goals. If successful, the opponents in the final on May 20th in Istanbul would be Nottingham Forest or Aston Villa.
No Nagelsmann visit?
It’s also important not to think too much, said defense chief Matthias Ginter. “Just get going. I just hope, especially for the people, that they get the feeling of winning a title,” said the former national player, who became world champion in 2014 without playing and would still like to be recommended for the World Cup squad.
According to the club, national coach Julian Nagelsmann is not expected at the stadium on Thursday. “Forgive me for not thinking about the national coach’s schedule,” said Schuster. He knows what his players can achieve and their performance is not influenced by who is sitting in the stadium. “So it won’t help us if he’s there or not there.”
