Tuesday, September 13, at 21:45, FC Basel gets visit from Ludogorets in a duel of Group A of the UEFA Champions League.
Nothing is better for players than to perform at the highest level, but it is a match like any other, where we do not do anything different, we prepare as a championship game, said Urs Fisher, coach of FC Basel, told uefa.com
FC Basel is one of the most in form teams in Europe because it has eight victories on the line in the official matches played so far. One was in the cup and seven in Super League, where FC Basel dominated copiously, with maximum points, 9 ranked second distance. In the last edition of the European Cup champions Switzerland has evolved in the Europa League, where he managed to qualify to the knockout stage, end of line as Sevilla, before which he lost 0-3 on aggregate.
Info lot: Zuffa, Akanji, Sporar and Kevin Bua will not play because they are injured.
There is pressure on us this time. We achieved the goal and now we want to enjoy these games. It is an honor to play against some of the best teams in Europe, said Ludogorets’s goalkeeper Vladislav Stoyanov, according to uefa.com
Ludogorets Razgrad is the second time in UEFA Champions League. To reach this season’s performance as champion of Bulgaria has played more matches, starting her European adventure in the second preliminary round. The first opponent was one pushovers, Mladost Podgorica, which eliminated him 5-0. The tour came and immediately following the first game really hard, Ludogorets needing overtime to impose champion 6-4 against Serbia. In play-off went to Viktoria Plzen surprisingly, the band that have eliminated it 4-2 after the first leg 2-0 and 2-2 in the return. .
Probable teams:
FC Basel (4-2-3-1): Vaclík – Lang – Suchy – Libra – Traore – Zhak – Fransson – Calla – Delgado – Steffen – Doumbia
Ludogorets (4-2-3-1): Stoyanov – Cicinho – Platun – Palomino – Pimienta – Wanderson – Marcelinho – Cafu – Quixada – Miisidjan – Keseru
FC Basel has a very good team, a core of players that play together for some time and therefore a constant presence in the Champions League or in the Europa League. On the other hand, I think Ludogorets reached its maximum level that can provide it, qualification for the group phase is more than remarkable performance. However, Basel is a team able to fight on equal footing with almost any team in Europe when evolving on their own land and therefore, inclined to think that may be imposed in the match on Tuesday night.
