UEFA Europa League · 2nd Leg - SC Freiburg advance 5-2 on aggregate

SC Freiburg vs Racing Genk: 5–1

SC Freiburg beat Racing Genk 5–1 in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, 19 March 2026 at Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.

• Competition: UEFA Europa League (2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16)
• Kick-off time: Thu, 19 Mar 2026, 17:45 UTC
• Status: Full Time
• Venue: Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
• Attendance: 33,000
• Teams: SC Freiburg (home), Racing Genk (away)

Goals

• 19' — Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg), assist Vincenzo Grifo
• 25' — Igor Matanovic (SC Freiburg), assist Matthias Ginter
• 39' — Matte Smets (Racing Genk), assist Konstantinos Karetsas
• 53' — Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg)
• 56' — Yuito Suzuki (SC Freiburg), assist Johan Manzambi
• 79' — Maximilian Eggestein (SC Freiburg), assist Yuito Suzuki

Match statistics

Starting line-ups

SC Freiburg (4-2-3-1): Noah Atubolu (G), Ifechukwu Ogbus (CD-L), Matthias Ginter (CD-R), Jordy Makengo (LB), Philipp Treu (RB), Yuito Suzuki (AM), Johan Manzambi (LM), Maximilian Eggestein (RM), Igor Matanovic (F), Vincenzo Grifo (AM-L), Niklas Beste (AM-R).

Racing Genk (4-2-3-1): Tobias Lawal (G), Matte Smets (CD-L), Josué Ndenge (CD-R), Joris Kayembe (LB), Ken Nkuba Tshiend (RB), Daan Heymans (AM), Ibrahima Bangoura (LM), Bryan Heynen (RM), Aaron Bibout (F), Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (AM-L), Konstantinos Karetsas (AM-R).

Recent form

SC Freiburg: won 2–1 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach (22 Feb); lost 2–0 away to Eintracht Frankfurt (1 Mar); drew 3–3 vs Bayer Leverkusen (7 Mar); lost 1–0 away to Racing Genk (12 Mar); lost 1–0 vs 1. FC Union Berlin (15 Mar).

Racing Genk: lost 3–3 vs Dinamo Zagreb (26 Feb); won 3–0 vs KAA Gent (1 Mar); lost 2–1 away to Union St.-Gilloise (7 Mar); won 1–0 vs SC Freiburg (12 Mar); won 1–0 vs Sint-Truidense (15 Mar).