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SC Freiburg’s Europa League win last night was somewhat dampened by the fact that the Bundesliga club’s traveling supporters were subject to draconian restrictions on their trip to the south of France. Hosting Ligue 1 outfit OGC Nice – wary of the riots that took place between its supporters and visiting 1. FC Köln fans during an autumn 2022 Conference League fixture – took precautions.
The French club forced Freiburg supporters to travel to the stadium on special shuttle buses and redeem their tickets at a designated meeting point. Other restrictions common in European football were imposed. Fans were not allowed to sport SCF fan-gear en-route to the stadium,…