Freiburg coach Julian Schuster pictured before the UEFA Europa League soccer match between SC Freiburg and FC Utrect at Europa-Park stadium. Harry Langer/dpaDPAWed, November 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM UTC·1 min readFreiburg coach Julian Schuster has happy to have a lot of depth in his squad as the Germans aim to continue their strong start into the Europa League at Czech side Viktoria Plzen on Thursday.
Schuster did not say on Wednesday how many changes he will make from the team that crashed 6-2 at Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich on Saturday but said that "many are in a good physical shape."
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"We can see who works well together, who suits each other and who is better suited for a particular game," he said.
Jordy Makengo, Max Rosenfelder and Eren Dinkci did not make the trip but Schuster said that was more a precaution and they could be back for the next Bundesliga game against lowly Mainz.
Freiburg are in mid-table in Germany but have started well in Europe with 10 points from four unbeaten games and could go top on Thursday, depending on other results.
Victory in Plzen would be an important step towards the knock-outs but Plzen are also unbeaten with eight points, and Schuster expects them to be a "very uncomfortable" opponent.
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