Freiburg failed to maximize the moment to climb into the top four, because Freiburg who played away against Augsburg ended the match with a goalless draw. At least, at this moment they could have given a threat to Eintracht Frankfurt who is in third place, although they could not overtake them directly but "if" Freiburg managed to beat Augsburg then of course Freiburg would have a better chance to be able to compete to finish in the top four. But indeed, there are still many remaining matches to be played in the rest of this season and of course, Eintracht Frankfurt is also not in a completely safe position. Because it could be, in other matches their points gap will be closer to compete to finish in the top four.
But Freiburg looks stronger than they are if you are having a close eye on the Bundesliga. I know I am not in the position to argue here, since I am losing in the Bundesliga pools, but still it is a result that is closer to reality than Freiburg being 5th most of the time.
I see Freiburg as they have been in other seasons, they never fight for the title, so finishing in the positions that qualify for European competitions is their main objective. But surprisingly, Mainz is in the position that qualifies for the European Champions League while teams like Freiburg, Dortmund, Leipzig, which are often the ones that occupy these positions, are below Mainz. Freiburg can still occupy the 3rd position if they win in the next game and do not lose points in the remaining games.
As a Bayern fan I'm happy to know that the board will keep Upamecano:
Verbal agreement now at final stages between FC Bayern and Dayot Upamecano over new deal.
After negotiations advancing as reported two weeks ago, verbal agreement being sealed now with the French defender.
source: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1896482427780182138and I hope that most of the players stay, but there have to be some changes in the squad to be able to win the Champions League in the next few years.
That is true, they have their uptrends almost every season, but it would never be enough to compete with the likes of Bayern and Leverkusen. That would be more like a miracle when Leicester City won the Premier League several years ago. Everyone else in the league would have to suck while Freiburg plays the season of their club's lifetime.
But I like Freiburg because they are a good example of a club can get a lot out of relatively small finances. It is not this hyper bloated salary club where everyone makes 10 million and more, they have a lot of very down to earth players and therefore I think they deserve to get the best for what they are playing.
The truth is they have been incredible stable recently and it is interesting that their score difference is so bad, yet they are where they are because Leipzig is so bad. But you can see that many clubs are underperforming because otherwise Dortmund in position 10 would have no chance anymore to qualify for the CL, but they can still do it.