Freiburg's Maximilian Eggestein surprised by Conference League ticket availability: "Everyone should come!"
SC Freiburg midfielder Maximilian Eggestein was in excellent spirits following Sunday evening's dramatic 2-1 Bundesliga victory over FC Schalke 04. The 29-year-old opened the scoring in the tenth minute as Julian Schuster's side overcame a second-half dismissal to reclaim top spot in the Bundesliga table.
Eggestein played the full 90 minutes, covering an impressive 12.26 kilometres. The Freiburg vice-captain registered two shots, including his goal, completed 75 percent of his 40 attempted passes and contested 14 individual duels.
The performance offered another example of the midfielder's importance to the side, something Eggestein himselfdiscussed at length in a recent interview about what makes the perfect Freiburg player. Speaking to reporters in the mixed zone after Sunday's victory, Eggestein was asked about Freiburg's upcoming UEFA Conference League opener against Czech side FK Jablonec on Thursday evening.
The midfielder was somewhat caught off guard when a reporter suggested that tickets might still be available for the European encounter. After the reporter confirmed his understanding of the situation, the Freiburg midfielder issued a spontaneous invitation to supporters.
"Then everyone should come along!" Eggestein replied. "I don't think it happens very often that there are still a few tickets available for one of our matches.
And that makes it another good opportunity to come to the stadium." "We know that we've got difficult away matches coming up afterwards," Eggestein concluded. "So I think it's all the more important to start well in the Conference League, especially because there are only six matches, compared with the eight we used to have in the Europa League." "So, yes, that makes the home match particularly important.
Maximilian Eggestein praises Gotō and Grifo after Schalke winner Before turning his attention to European football, Eggestein also had plenty of reasons to celebrate Sunday's victory. Freiburg overcame Yuito Suzuki's 64th-minute dismissal to secure all three points through an 85th-minute winner from substitute Keisuke Gotō.
The decisive goal came courtesy of two players introduced by Schuster during the second half. Vincenzo Grifo, who entered in the 83rd minute, delivered a precise cross from the left flank for Gotō to head home from close range."