Freiburg staged a remarkable comeback, by defeating Nice with a 1-3 away win at the Allianz Riviera on Thursday on matchday 4 of the UEFA Europa League match of the season on Thursday.

In the first half, Carlos and Manzambi scored by volleying into th net, Grifo converted a penalty, and Scherhant's volley deflected into the net. In the second half, Freiburg players appeared to commit two handballs, but the referees refused to award penalties. Ultimately, Freiburg secured a 1-3 away comeback win over Nice. After this round of matches, Breisgau-Brasilianer temporarily sits second on the table with 10 points; Les Aiglon, who have suffered their fourth consecutive defeat, remains rooted at the second bottom of the table with 0 points.

First Half

In the 7th minute, Maximilian Eggestein played a long pass from his own back. Derry Scherhant quickly followed up, got the ball and dribbled towards the edge of the penalty area before taking a right-footed long shot, but his shot was saved by Yevhann Diouf.

In the 23rd minute, Salis Abdul Samed pass horizontally from the left wing. Charles Vanhoutte quickly followed up, got the ball and dribbled into the center of the box before volleying with left foot, but his shot was saved by Noah Atubolu.

2 minutes later, Vanhoutte delivered a precise through ball from the right wing, After beating the offside trap, Kevin Carlos quickly followed up, got the ball and dribbled into the right side of the box before volleying the ball into the top left corner of the empty net against the outrushing Atubolu with his right foot to break the deadlock and give Nice a 1-0 lead! This is Carlos's second goal since joining Nice this summer!

In the 29th minute, Freiburg launched a deadly counter-attack. Yuito Suzuki intercepted the ball and passes horizontally from the right side of the box. Johan Manzambi quickly followed up, got the ball and took a few steps before volleying the ball into the bottom left corner of the net with his right foot, leveling the score at 1-1!

7 minutes later, Junior Adamu passes horizontally from the left side of the box. Vincenzo Grifo quickly followed up and upon receiving the pass, volleyed with his right foot from the left side of the box. His shot was initially parried and cleared off not far away by Diouf. Upon picking up the loose ball, Scherhant made a right-footed follow-up shot from a very close distance in the box, but his shot was saved by Diouf again.

In the 37th minute, Suzuki was brought down in the box by Melvin Bard, and the referee immediately awarded Freiburg a penalty! Vincenzo Grifo converted the penalty with his right foot, putting Freiburg ahead 1-2 against Nice! With this goal, the Freiburg captain reached the milestone of scoring his 100th goal in his Breisgau-Brasilianer career!

Three minutes later, Adamu delivered a precise through ball from the right wing, After beating the offside trap, Scherhant quickly followed up, got the ball and dribbled into a very close distance in the box before volleying with his right foot, but his shot was saved by Diouf.

In the 42nd minute, Matthias Ginter passed the ball back from the left side of the box. After adjusting his angle, Scherhant volleyed the ball with his right foot from the left side of the box. His shot deflected off Diouf's left foot and ricocheted into the bottom left corner of the net, extending Freiburg's lead to 1-3! This was the former's 27th assist in his professional career!

At halftime, Nice entered the break temporarily trailing Freiburg by 1-3.

Second Half

Both teams switched sides as the match continued. In the 48th minute, Bard crossed into the box from the left wing. Carlos rose high and attempted with a header in the box, however his effort was saved by Atubolu.

5 minutes later, Freiburg earned a corner. Grifo took the corner by crossing into the box. Lucas Kübler quickly followed up and upon receiving the pass, attempted a right-footed half-volley from a very close distance in the box, but he miskicked the ball and his shot went wide of the right post.

In the 62nd minute, Sofian Diop passes horizontally from the left side of the box. Jérémie Boga quickly followed up, got the ball and took a few steps before volleying with his right foot from the left side of the box. His shot appeared to have hit Kübler's arm and was blocked. Nice players immediately protested, but the refereeing team remained unmoved.

8 minutes later, Tom Louchet passes horizontally from the right wing into the box. The ball struck Philipp Lienhardt's arm. Nice players again protested immediately, and the VAR assistant referee intervened, but the refereeing team ultimately ruled that it did not constitute a handball. This decision once again sparked controversy.

In the second minute of stoppage time, Nice launched a quick counter-attack. Isak Jansson intercepted the ball and delivered a precise through pass from the midfield center circle. After beating the offside trap, Mohamed Ali-Cho quickly followed up, got the ball and dribbled into the center of the box before volleying with his right foot, but his shot was saved by Atubolu.

When the final whistle is blown, Freiburg came from behind to defeat Nice with a 1-3 away win.