Joseph Guillieve will be the referee for this match between Bologna and Freiburg as part of Matchday 2 of the 2025-2026 UEFA Europa League Regular Season, which will take place at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium. It was a great match today.
The UEFA Europa League continues its journey, and both teams are looking to secure an important victory on the road to the 2025-2026 title. Both teams are among the best in the French league, and a win will be crucial to continue climbing the league ladder.
The last time these teams met was in the 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League season, when Freiburg won 2-1 at the West Horizon Stadium, with a great performance from Djeunne Cherry, who scored a goal and assisted to advance to the group stage.
This day we have a very interesting match between Bologna and Freiburg, with both teams looking for a victory to continue their strong run in the 2025-2026 UEFA Europa League, seek the title, and represent the league in international competitions.
There’s just under an hour until the UEFA Europa League match between Bologna and Freiburg kicks off at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium. Both teams will be looking for a win. Who will get it this time? Follow our coverage on VAVEL.
This is the kickoff time for the Bologna vs. Freiburg match on October 2, 2025, in several countries:
Argentina: 1:45 PM Fox Sports
Bolivia: 12:45 PM Fox Sports
Brazil: 1:45 PM Fox Sports
Chile: 1:45 PM Fox Sports
Colombia: 11:45 AM Fox Sports
Ecuador: 11:45 AM Fox Sports
USA (ET): 12:45 PM TUDN
Spain: 5:45 PM Fox Sports
Mexico: 10:45 AM HBO Max, TNT
Paraguay: 1:45 PM Fox Sports
Peru: 11:45 AM Fox Sports
Uruguay: 1:45 PM Fox Sports
Venezuela: 12:45 PM Fox Sports
If you want to watch it online, VAVEL is your best option.
This is the team’s latest lineup: Noah Atubolu; Philipp Lienhart, Matthias Ginter, Jordy Makengo, Lukas Kübler; Johan Manzambi, Patrick Osterhage, Maximilian Eggestein; Lucas Höler, Vincenzo Grifo, Jan-Niklas Beste.
The Freiburg winger arrives as one of the team’s key players and will look to make his mark as the team’s top scorer and assist provider in attack. Now, after his time last season, he is poised to become one of the team’s key attacking players, and his contribution will be crucial for the future as they look to keep the team among the Bundesliga’s best. This season, he has registered two goals and two assists in eight matches.
Freiburg will face Bologna as part of the first stage of the UEFA Europa League. Freiburg finished first in the Bulgarian Bundesliga last season and are the current runners-up, securing a place in the second qualifying round of UEFA competitions. The club reached the UEFA Europa League’s league stage and advanced in the preliminary round. Now, they will try to pull off an upset and knock out one of the favorites to secure a spot in the next round. Some interesting players from this club include Noah Atubolu, Philipp Lienhart, Maximilian Eggestein, Patrick Osterhage, Yuito Suzuki, Max Rosenfelder, Eren Dinkci, and Johan Manzambi. So far, the team sits second in the Bundesliga with 19 points, with a record of 5 wins, 4 draws, and 2 losses. Freiburg heads into this match aiming to earn their first points and climb the table.
This is the team’s final lineup: Lukasz Skorupski, Jhon Lucumí, Sam Beukema, Charalampos Lykogiannis, Stefan Posch, Remo Freuler, Giovanni Fabbian, Michel Aebischer, Santiago Castro, Dan Ndoye, and Riccardo Orsolini.
The Bologna striker is one of his club’s key offensive players and the team’s leading scorer. Castro looks to continue his development in European football and become a key player for the team offensively. He is one of the team’s key figures, and his offensive contributions are vital to the team’s aspirations in all competitions. This season, the striker has appeared in seven games, scoring three goals and providing one assist. The Swiss striker had a great season, and Bologna will look to him to be the offensive pillar that will bring them closer to achieving their goals.
Bologna continues its Serie A season with the goal of challenging the Italian league leaders head-to-head and winning the title again. This time, Bologna has made several new signings, including Santiago Castro, Lewis Ferguson, Ricardo Orsolini, Jhon Lucumí, Juan Miranda, Benja Domínguez, Jens Odgaard, and Thijs Dallinga. The team suffered some losses of promising youngsters, but they do not affect the core structure of the team. Bologna’s aspirations are to have an excellent season in Serie A and in the rest of the competitions for the Swedish team. Therefore, both the front and back have been reinforced with the goal of not dropping points against their direct rivals in Serie A and qualifying for the Europa League knockout stage. They are in sixth place in their league and will begin the fight for the Europa League title.
Welcome to the live coverage of the Bologna vs. Freiburg match, corresponding to Matchday 2 of the 2025 UEFA Europa League. The match will take place at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium at 1:00 PM sharp. My name is Carlos, and I’ll be your host for this match. We’ll be bringing you pre-match analysis, score updates, and live news here on VAVEL.
