Paris Brunner has four goals in four Europa Conference League appearances this season, and his opener in the 45.+2 minute against SC Freiburg showed why Monaco keep leaning on him. He finished cleverly over Max Rosenfelder just before the break, then watched Monaco close out a 3-0 win with goals from Lamine Camara and Ansu Fati.
Brunner's current scoring run
The bigger picture around Brunner is hard to miss. In eight competitive matches, he had already scored seven goals before this game, and Foot Mercato says he now has nine goals and one assist in 11 matches in all competitions. That split matters here because it shows the goal touch is not limited to one competition, even if the Conference League numbers have been especially strong.
A 7.75 average rating in the Conference League backs up the impression of a forward who is influencing games beyond the finish itself. Monaco's six points from two matches also fit the performance against Freiburg, while Julian Schuster's warning that Monaco count among the best teams in this competition looked well judged.
Freiburg could not keep pace
Freiburg had some early resistance. Mio Backhaus saved from Mathys Detourbet in the 3rd minute and Mamadou Coulibaly in the 24th minute, but Yannik Engelhardt then had to go off injured after about a quarter of an hour. Monaco kept control through most of the night, and Lamine Camara's 83rd-minute goal removed any doubt before Ansu Fati added the late finish.
The dispute over the stoppage-time goal is minor in the context of the result, because Monaco already had the game under control by then. What stands out is that Brunner's form keeps producing decisive moments, and Monaco's perfect start in the Conference League now runs to two wins from two.
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