Salah leads Trabzon’s preparations for Freiburg clash

Salah led Trabzon’s training ahead of its match against Freiburg in the UEFA Conference League. Trabzonspor completed its preparations for the third-round fixture, scheduled for Thursday evening. The final session took place on Wednesday at the Mehmet Ali Yılmaz facilities, with Mohamed Salah participating under Thomas Reis. The match is set to be played at Papara Park.

Trabzon enters the fixture with six points from its first two wins, putting it level at the top with Panathinaikos, Lugano and Brann. In the second round, Salah helped his side beat Hearts by opening the scoring and then providing the assist for the second goal.

The Turkish team began its campaign with a 4-2 win over KuPS. It therefore arrives at the Freiburg test without dropping points in its first two rounds. Trabzonspor will seek to extend its winning run against Freiburg and remain among the leading sides, drawing on Mohamed Salah’s form over the previous two matchdays.

Hearts, meanwhile, opened its campaign with a 1-1 draw against Nordsjælland before suffering its first defeat. That run is another part of the competition’s early picture, with Trabzon currently sharing the lead.

Freiburg sits third in the Bundesliga with 16 points after eight matches. Its record in the league is five wins, one draw and two defeats, with 18 goals scored and 10 conceded. Across its last five Bundesliga games, the club has recorded two wins, one draw and two defeats. At home, it has three wins and one loss from four matches, scoring 12 and conceding five; away, its record is two wins, one draw and one defeat, with six goals scored and five conceded. Freiburg averages 2.25 goals scored and 1.25 conceded per league match.