"Freiburg went ahead after just 10 minutes as 20-year-old Johan Manzambi teed up Grifo on the edge of the box, and the Italian curled the ball around Ionut Radu and into the far corner."
"Celta looked to work their way back into the game but found themselves 2-0 down shortly after the half-hour mark, with Igor Matanovic squaring the ball to Beste for a simple tap-in from inside the six-yard box."
"Freiburg have now kept a clean sheet in five of their 11 Europa League games this season; only Aston Villa and Sporting Braga have done this more often in 2025-26."
"Overall, Freiburg produced 1.56 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Celta's 0.58 from four attempts, with the Galician outfit's European title hopes taking a serious blow."
Freiburg secured a 3-0 victory against Celta Vigo in the Europa League quarter-final first leg, with goals from Vincenzo Grifo, Niklas Beste, and Matthias Ginter. Grifo opened the scoring early, followed by Beste's tap-in and Ginter's header from a corner. Celta Vigo struggled offensively, failing to register a shot on target. Freiburg's defense has been strong, keeping five clean sheets in 11 Europa League matches this season, while their attacking performance produced 1.56 expected goals compared to Celta's 0.58.
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