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SCF Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg - BVB Dortmund Borussia Dortmund

Sun, 14.12.202514:30 PM

Europa-Park Stadion

Predicted line-up: Sport-Club Freiburg

Predicted line-up: Borussia Dortmund

Early Dortmund team news

BVB have doubts surrounding Aarón Anselmino, Marcel Sabitzer and Waldemar Anton, but otherwise have a full squad at their disposal for this encounter.

Early Freiburg team news

Philipp Lienhart was forced off in the Europa League on Thursday, but Julian Schuster expects him to play here. Jordy Makengo is also available after missing several games through injury. Eren Dinkçi, Max Rosenfelder and Daniel Kofi Kyereh are all out.

Freiburg move closer to round of 16

Freiburg remain unbeaten in this season's Europa League thanks to a 1-0 win over RB Salzburg on Thursday, with Philipp Lienhart scoring the game's only goal. The result leaves Freiburg fifth in the league phase and on course to qualify automatically for the round of 16.

Niko Kovač on facing Freiburg

“We’re expecting a team that is very dangerous from set-pieces. We have to be extremely careful there. We want to win the next two matches in order to finish this calendar year with two victories.”

Dortmund can't see off Bodø/Glimt

A Julian Brandt brace wasn't enough for Dortmund to see off Norwegian opponents Bodø/Glimt, who twice came from behind to hold BVB to a draw on Wednesday.

Grifo's glorious record

Vinzenco Grifo is Freiburg's joint-highest Bundesliga goalscorer of all time along with Nils Petersen. The Italian's next strike would be his 70th and send him top of the pile.

Happy returns

Nico Schlotterbeck left Freiburg in 2022 to join Dortmund and has won all six Bundesliga matches against his former club since.

No post-European hangovers

Dortmund are unbeaten in their five Bundesliga matches immediately following Champions League ties this season, taking three wins and two draws.

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Watch: Freiburg 1-4 Dortmund - previous meeting

Dortmund were comfortable winners the last time these two met in April on their way to qualifying for the UEFA Champions League via their fourth-placed finish. It was BVB's seventh straight league win over Freiburg, dating back to a 2-1 loss in the Black Forest in August 2021.

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Watch: Heidenheim 2-1 Freiburg - highlights

Freiburg won against Bundesliga 2's Darmstadt in the cup last week, but lost in the league after giving away a one-goal lead at lowly Heidenheim. Julian Schuster's side remain firmly in a congested mid-table ahead of Matchday 14, six points outside the top six and five clear of the bottom three.

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Watch: Dortmund 2-0 Hoffenheim - highlights

Dortmund bounced back from their DFB Cup last-16 exit to Bayer Leverkusen by beating top-four rivals Hoffenheim at Signal Iduna Park. BVB have a five-point cushion in third, but still trail leaders Bayern Munich by nine points after 13 games.

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