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Freiburg progress to UEFA Europa League last 16 despite late Lille defeat

Freiburg were defeated 1-0 by Lille in the UEFA Europa League, after former Chelsea and Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud scored a stoppage-time penalty in front of his home fans. Midfielder Maximilian Eggestein was also sent off in the second half for the visitors.

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Lille 1-0 Freiburg 

Goals: Giroud 90+1 (pen)

Freiburg qualified for the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League despite losing their final league phase match against Lille in added-time. The match picked up in the second half after a forgettable first 45 minutes, with both sides having decent chances to take the lead. 

Freiburg boss Julian Schuster lost a key man in the 74th minute, when Maximilian Eggestein was red-carded for a dangerous late tackle on Matias Fernańdez-Pardo, which will see the German midfielder serve a ban in the next round. 

In the end, it was hosts Lille, needing to earn at least a point tonight to stay in the European competition, who won the game right at the death, after Giroud hammered a penalty into the corner of Noah Atubolu's net. With a 7th-place finish in the UEL league phase table, Freiburg will now advance to the last 16 of the competition, while Lille are heading for the play-offs after climbing up to 18th on the final matchday. 

As it happened! 

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