They would have hoped for a successful start to the week in Freiburg, as before SCF travelled to Bremen to face SV Werder on Saturday (29th Oct, 15:30 CEST), they came up against second division side SV Sandhausen in the DFB Cup and suffered a disappointing loss on penalties. Despite the fact this week’s opponents have already played 120 minutes during the week, coach Alex Nouri doesn’t see this as an advantage to his team. “I don’t think it’ll have a big impact. Freiburg’s focus is very clearly on the Bundesliga and you could see that through the fact they rested many key players.” The coach highlighted other things too, stating in Thursday’s press conference that his team should concentrate on their own strengths and bring as much passion as they have done in the previous two home encounters. “If we get the fans on our side, we’ll certainly be in a good position to be successful,” Nouri said assuredly.