Brunner's dream goal casts a shadow over Freiburg's Europa plan

Brunner's dream goal left Freiburg in the shadow of the 0‑3 loss at the stadium of AS Monaco, which on Thursday, 22 October 2026, defeated the Conference League guests with three goals. Paris Brunner opened the match in the 45+2 minute, followed by Lamine Camara and Ansu Fati.

The post‑match report in the Info‑Ticker provided line‑ups, table standings and all match details of the Conference‑League round. This allowed fans to follow the development of the Sport Club Freiburg in the European competition.

Brunner's Dream Goal and Season Highlight

Paris Brunner, the German U21 international, scored his eighth goal of the season in the 45+2 minute, which briefly put the Sport Club from Freiburg in the lead. After his suspension for a head‑butt gesture, Brunner was back on the pitch immediately and displayed his class with a brilliant moment against Max Rosenfelder. “He is having a fantastic season,” said coach Filipe Luis.

The ninth mandatory match of the year was already Brunner's eighth scoring event, highlighting his efficiency. Coach Filipe Luis emphasized that Brunner was living his moment. However, the SC Freiburg side had to cope with the joy of Brunner's goal.

Freiburg's Disappointing Dress Rehearsal

Coach Julian Schuster saw his team fail on Thursday with a 0‑3 defeat to AS Monaco. After the 1‑2 loss to Bayer Leverkusen the previous weekend, Schuster reshuffled the starting eleven across four positions, with Max Rosenfelder and Lukas Kübler rotating in defence and Vincenzo Grifo and Yuito Suzuki in attack. “In the first half we failed to take the initiative ourselves,” Schuster said. After the break the team showed more energy but still could not create chances.

Defensive midfielder Yannik Engelhardt had to be substituted after a quarter of an hour due to a hip collision with Lamine Camara. Patrick Osterhage came on for him in the 15th minute. Philipp Lienhart did not travel to the Mediterranean for load‑management reasons and remained in Freiburg.

Info Ticker showed that Freiburg, with less than 40 percent possession, could hardly launch dangerous actions. All three of Monaco's goals were scored in the second half, with the strikes from Paris Brunner, Lamine Camara and Ansu Fati determining the final result. The hosts had only few shots, while Monaco already developed several offensive actions in the first half hour.

After the final whistle, the roughly 800 travelling SC fans reported a subdued atmosphere at Monaco's stadium. The visitors had to cope with massive restrictions during their journey and stay, which further weighed down the atmosphere.

For Freiburg, the next match is on Sunday, 25 October 2026, in the Audiostream against FC Bayern. In the Conference League, the third matchday takes place on 5 November at Trabzonspor in Turkey.