Genk took a vital first-leg lead in their UEFA Europa League Round of 16 tie on Thursday, 12 March 2026, defeating SC Freiburg 1–0 at home. The only goal of the game arrived in the 24th minute, when Z. El Ouahdi found the net from an assist by B. Heynen, sending the home side into the interval with a 1–0 advantage. Referee C. Kavanagh showed yellow cards to El Ouahdi in the 74th minute and to Freiburg’s Bruno Ogbus in the 80th minute, while the visitors made their fir...