Stuttgart Clinches Playoff Spot with Final‑Minute 3‑2 Win; Freiburg Loses to Lille on Late Penalty
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Stuttgart Clinches Playoff Spot with Final‑Minute 3‑2 Win; Freiburg Loses to Lille on Late Penalty

The match between VfB Stuttgart and BSC Young Boys ended 3-2 in Stuttgart’s favour. Early on, Deniz Undav opened the scoring for the home side in the 6th minute, and just a minute later, Ermedin Demirovic increased the margin to 2-0. In the 42nd minute, Armin Gigovic narrowed the gap for Young Boys to 2-1, but a 57th‑minute equaliser from Sandro Lauper made it 2-2. In the final minute, Chema Andrés completed a counter‑attack to seal the victory with a 3-2 win.

SC Freiburg’s game in Lille finished 0-1, with the score decided only in stoppage time. After Cyriaque Irie committed a foul in the penalty area, Olivier Giroud converted the penalty in the second minute of added time to give Lille a 1-0 win and secure Freiburg’s defeat.

With these results, Freiburg advance to the next round, while Stuttgart have earned a place in the play‑off stage.