Bundesliga Player Ratings | Freiburg 2-1 Schalke 04

Julian Schuster’s Breisgauer have reclaimed top spot in the Bundesliga table after defeating Schalke 04 2-1 in the 2026/27 campaign’s Matchday 5 capper. Draws this weekend from both Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich afforded Freiburg the chance to return to the summit.

Schuster’s Schwarzwaldverein initially failed to make their early dominance count fully and later had to overcome a Yuito Suzuki sending off in the second half.

Keisuke Goto’s 85th-minute winner nevertheless ensured Freiburg joined Bayern and Dortmund in remaining unbeaten through five matchdays while reclaiming the “Spitzenreiter” position. Hosts take charge and don’t relent Both teams threw themselves intensively into the duels in the opening ten minutes.