FC Basel (3rd)
Authoritative international leader in the race, the team coached by Urs Fischer did not make the front and the supreme inter-clubs in Europe, ranking only third place in Group A, 6 points adrift of PSG and Arsenal. In addition, he failed to pass any of Ludogorets at home (1-1).
If the Swiss championship counted no less than 11 wins, two draws and one defeat even (agg 37-10) in the Champions League has scored only one goal in the first three rounds, receiving indirect 6. Fight with Ludogorets is announces quite problematic considering the outcome of the first game and lead the Bulgarians to dispute the second leg at home. However, Basel is still seen as the main favorite to occupy the third position, one that will allow access Europa League in the spring.
Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (2nd place)
Unai Emery’s band and has also solved the complicated situation in Ligue 1 thanks to a 1-0 victory Lille’s success on the field in the last round. Beyond the good result that keeps close to Nice, PSG showed little more consistency than in many of the parties in the current season, dominating almost entirely.
Qualification to the next stage of the Champions League is solved in 99%, the only unknown is the position that will achieve this performance. It remains to be seen whether the Parisians have great importance for the duel with Arsenal prevail or whether the priority now is recovering distance from the leader of the French championship, but it is clear that the game with Basel can be treated more easily.
Direct meetings
Tour match in this group was the only direct dispute in the history of the two teams. Cavani & co. They have won quite easily in the “Parc des Princes” 3-0.
Probable
Basel: Vadik – Lang, Suchy, Libra, Traore – Die, Xhaka – Calla, Delgado Bjanarson – Doumbia
PSG: Areola – Kurzawa, Silva, Marquinhos, Meunier – Rabiot, Verratti, Matuidi – Di Maria, Cavani, Moura
