In the 25th minute, the home team took the lead thanks to a brilliant play by Sofiane Diop, followed by a well-placed pass from Charles Vanhoutte, who has consistently found himself in dangerous positions. Kevin Carlos scored his second goal in four Europa League matches.

Just three minutes later, the visitors equalised when Yuito Suzuko won the ball in the Freiburg penalty area and squared it to Johan Manzambi, who fired it into the top corner from close range.

Freiburg added two more goals, starting with Vincenzo Grifo converting a penalty before doubling their advantage with a slick attack inside the Nice penalty box. Matthias Ginter received a neat pass and set up Derry Scherhant perfectly, allowing him to stroke the ball home effortlessly.

This marks the fourth consecutive defeat for the French side, leaving them languishing in second-to-last place on the competition table.