Back to vehemence? – FC Basel
FC Basel faces delicate tasks in Bratislava and Geneva.
(-tu). Renato Steffen was surprised: “I thought that FC Basel would play more vehemently on goal in certain situations,” said the attacker, according to the Basler Zeitung. 2016 and 2017 with Red-Blue twice champion and once cup winner, Steffen returned home after four and a half years at Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg – to now defeat his Swiss ex-club with FC Lugano. In Ticino (0:1) as well as four days earlier against Slovan Bratislava (0:2), the quantitatively upgraded FCB offensive proved to be harmless. Due to the two flops, Basel are under new old (success) pressure before the guest appearances at the Slovakian champions in the Conference League on Thursday (6.45 p.m.) and at the Super League runners-up Servette Geneva on Sunday (4.30 p.m.). .
In the European Cup, Basel, until then the sole group leader, allowed Armenia’s champion Pyunik Yerevan to catch up (six points each from three games). The mission correction at Slovan (two points behind) goes to the guests without Kasim Adams Nuhu. After the first leg, the defense chief saw yellow-red on the way to the dressing room because of a complaint.