SC Freiburg 0, KRC Genk 1

GENK, Belgium (Interstat) — Belgian side KRC Gent opened its 2025-26 Europa League campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory over Germany’s SC Freiburg on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at Cegeka Arena, defying a pregame statistical projection that had favored the visitors. The match, a Round of 16 first-leg encounter, was decided by a first-half goal from an unlikely source: defender Zakaria El Ouahdi. His 24th-minute strike proved sufficient as Gent’s organized defense successfully stifled Freiburg’s attack throughout the contest. The decisive moment originated from a well-worked set piece. After earning a free kick in a dangerous area on the right… Read more...