Monaco vs. Freiburg preview: Team news & predicted lineups

Days after their unbeaten start to the season came to an end, Freiburg are back in action as they take on Monaco in the Europa League.

Filipe Luis on the touchline as Monaco boss vs Liverpool.

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Freiburg have started excellently in all competitions this season, losing just once under Julian Schuster. 

That loss came on Sunday, when Bayer Leverkusen cancelled out Derry Scherhant's opener at the BayArena, seeing Freiburg drop off the top of the Bundesliga. 

Now, they are looking to make it two wins from two in the Conference League, after beating Jablonec last Thursday. 

To do so, they will have to get past Ligue 1 heavyweight AS Monaco, now coached by former Atletico Madrid and Chelsea fullback Filipe Luís.

Les Monégasques are one of five sides sitting level on points at the top of the French top flight, with Lyon topping the table with a goal difference of eight, while Monaco's differential sits at four.

On home soil, they have won three of their four matches this term, handing Freiburg a stern test as they travel to the principality.

Last time out in Europe, the Red and Whites also picked up three points, beating CSKA Sofia on the road, while they were knocked out at the round-of-16 playoff stage of the Champions League by French rivals Paris Saint-Germain last season.

Team news and predicted lineups 

The hosts will be without winger Stanis Idumbo and former Bayern man Eric Dier, while the woes do not extend much further for boss Luis.

The same goes for Freiburg, with fringe man Florent Muslija the only player sidelined, leaving Schuster with a mostly full squad to choose from. 

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