The race for the European Cup remains tight: After Eintracht Frankfurt's 1:2 loss to Hamburger SV, SC Freiburg moved up to seventh place in the table with a 1:1 draw against VfL Wolfsburg. This would mean participation in the playoffs in the Conference League. Instead of complaining about the lost points against the previously second-to-last team, there was satisfaction at the Freiburger Stadium. "In this phase, every single goal, every single point counts. It can be worth a lot in the end," said Freiburg's coach Julian Schuster in an interview with SWR Sport. "We take that." With 44 points, the Breisgauers have one more than the Frankfurters on their account. FC Augsburg with 40 points can still hope for a place in the seventh place. Freiburg, Frankfurt, Augsburg: All three clubs have a negative goal difference, lag behind the top group by at least 14 points and can still hope for Europe. Once a team has reached 46 points, they can qualify for the European Cup. In 2015, Borussia Dortmund finished seventh under Jürgen Klopp. ## SC Freiburg shows character Schuster was also satisfied with the Wolfsburg game because his team had fought back from a deficit. Phillipp Lienhart had equalized the guest lead through Konstantinos Koulierakis a quarter of an hour before the final whistle. "This also shows the character of this team," said Schuster, who was satisfied with his team's performance except for the 15 minutes after the break. Character is the virtue that the Sport-Club needs in the end sprint after a grueling season. After the unfortunate exit from the DFB Cup against VfB Stuttgart, the Breisgauers are still dancing on two high horses. In addition to the fight for the renewed qualification for the European Cup, it's about the entry into the Europa League final against SC Braga on Thursday. ## SC Freiburg hopes for a title A possible triumph in the Europa League would even allow the Freiburgers to enter the Champions League for the first time. Since this is not at all planned, the team should still try to get as many points as possible in the last two Bundesliga games against Hamburger SV and RB Leipzig. A screw that the Sport-Club can still turn is the vulnerability after standards. Against Wolfsburg, the Bundesliga team had already conceded its ninth goal after a stationary ball. "We're on it. And we know we can do better," said Schuster. "Some situations are just played well. But we're far from accepting that." ## Historical chance for SC Freiburg The long season with already 50 official games did not justify Schuster's explanation that it had not come to a three-pointer against Wolfsburg. "Of course, we have the claim and set ourselves up to win the games. It would be too easy to attribute it to a certain fatigue," said the coach. "You've seen that we were in the game. We can't have been that tired." In the 51st official game, history will be made on Thursday - the entry into the Europa League final. The Sport-Club must still turn a 1:2 from the first leg in Portugal. The Freiburg players will be looking forward to the support of the fans.