The hosts reached this far in the competition courtesy of overcoming Slovan Bratislava in the last-16 tie, while Nice got the better of Sheriff Tiraspol.
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Basel will host Nice in the first leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-final tie at St. Jakob-Park on Thursday. The hosts reached this far in the competition courtesy of overcoming Slovan Bratislava in the last-16 tie, while Nice got the better of Sheriff Tiraspol. Meanwhile, both sides are heading into the match on the back of not-so-great results in their respective league-outings last weekend, with the RotBlau playing out a 1-1 draw away to FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League, while Nice suffered a 2-0 Ligue 1-dfeat against Paris Saint-Germain.
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Basel fought back from 2-0 down in Slovakia to level the score at 2-2, thanks to Riccardo Calafiori’s 53rd-minute effort and a dramatic 93rd-minute equaliser from Zeki Amdouni, before winning 4-1 on penalties. Meanwhile, Basel’s domestic season has been disappointing so far, having collected 35 points from 27 games to be languishing at the ninth spot in the Swiss top flight standings, 22 points adrift of leaders Young Boys. The Red and Blue shared the spoils against FC Zurich in their last outings, despite taking the lead through Sergio Lopez’s 19th-minutye effort. Basel have won just eight league-matches this season and their latest triumph came against bottom-placed side Winterthur at the start of April.
Nice, on the other hand, come into the tie knowing they came make history by reaching the European semi-final for the first time in the club’s history. After the narrow 1-0 win in the away-leg in Moldova, the French outfit defeated Sheriff Tiraspol 3-1 in the second leg of their last-16 tie at Allianz Riviera, thanks to goals from Gaetan Laborde, Terem Moffi and Bilal Brahimi. Meanwhile, when it comes to the domestic circuit, the Eaglets are sitting at the ninth spot in the French top flight standings. On Saturday, Le Gym suffered their seven league-defeat of the season against PSG, courtesy of goals from Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos.
Basel probable starting lineup: Hitz, Lang, Pelmard, Calafiori, Lopez, Ndoye, T Xhaka, Diouf, Males, Zeqiri, Amdoun
Nice probable starting lineup: Schmeichel, Mendy, Ndayishimiye, Todibo, Dante, Bard, Thuram, Boudaoui, Pepe, Moffi, Laborde
Basel
| Opponents | Score |
| Zurich | 1-1 (D) |
| Young Boys | 2-4 (L) |
| Winterthur | 2-0 (W) |
| Young Boys | 3-0 (L) |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2(1)-(4)2 |
Nice
| Opponents | Score |
| PSG | 0-2 (L) |
| Angers | 1-1 (D) |
| Lorient | 1-1 (D) |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 3-1 (W) |
| Nantes | 2-2 (D) |
The Europa Conference League match between Basel and Nice will take place at St Jakob Park on Friday at 12:30 am IST.
| Basel vs Nice | Key Details |
| Date | April 13 (Switzerland) |
| Venue | St. Jakob Park |
| Kickoff time in Switzerland | 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in France | 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am (Friday) |
The live telecast of the match will be available on Blue Sport network and W9 Suisse. Meanwhile, those in France can catch the live action via Molotov, Free, Canal + Foot and W9.
