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After an impressive league phase, Matthias Ginter and Freiburg now head to Genk in the UEFA Europa League round of 16.
After an impressive league phase, Matthias Ginter and Freiburg now head to Genk in the UEFA Europa League round of 16. - © SAMEER AL-DOUMY
After an impressive league phase, Matthias Ginter and Freiburg now head to Genk in the UEFA Europa League round of 16. - © SAMEER AL-DOUMY
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Genk vs. Freiburg: UEFA Europa League round of 16 LIVE blog and team news

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Freiburg head to Belgium to face Genk in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League round of 16 tie on Thursday (kick-off: 9pm CET).

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Freiburg are the seeded team in this fixture, meaning they get to play next week’s second leg at home, after finishing seventh in the league phase with a record of five wins, two draws and a single defeat over the eight games, in which Noah Atubolu kept four clean sheets. A place in the top eight also meant the Bundesliga club skipped the play-off rounds and advanced straight to the last 16.

Julian Schuster’s men are one of three German teams still competing in three competitions, into UEFA’s last 16 and also the DFB Cup semi-finals, alongside Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart.

Genk finished ninth in the league phase, only missing out on the top eight on goal difference. The Belgians also won five of their games, losing two and drawing one to finish a point behind Freiburg. They prevailed 6-4 on aggregate in their play-off against Dinamo Zagreb but only after extra-time, following a pair of 3-1 away wins for each team in 90 minutes.

Follow the first leg below!

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Round of 16, first leg Round of 16, first leg Cegeka Arena, Genk
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Head-to-head

This will be the first time these two sides have ever faced off, while Freiburg have never come up against a side from Belgium. Genk, though, have won just two of their 10 meetings with German opposition.
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Genk - the story so far

The Belgians narrowly missed out on a place in the top eight, ultimately finishing behind AS Roma in the final qualification spot on goal difference to end up ninth. Still, that saw them seeded as high as possible in the play-off round, although they did need extra-time in the second leg against Dinamo Zagreb before eventually prevailing 6-3 on aggregate.
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Freiburg - the story so far

Julian Schuster's side sneaked booked their place in the round of 16 courtesy of a seventh-placed finish in the league phase. They avoided defeat in their first seven games, amassing 17 points, meaning their final-matchday loss to Lille had no impact on their top-eight spot.
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