In their domestic league, CSKA Sofia have won four of the five games played and have collected a total of 13 points to sit second in the table.
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CSKA Sofia will be looking to maintain their good start to the new season when they take on FC Basel in the first leg of their Europa Conference League playoff tie. The Bulgarian club has started the new season on a high and have been impressive in both their domestic and European campaign till now. With the game happening in their own backyard, they will fancy themselves to get a positive result against the Swiss side. Meanwhile, Basel will look at these playoffs as a way to shift their attention from the poor domestic campaign they are currently enduring.
| CSKA Sofia vs FC Basel | Key Details |
| Date | 18 August, 2022 |
| Venue | Vasil Levski National Stadium |
| Kickoff time India | 10:30 pm |
| Kickoff time Bulgaria | 8 pm |
| Kickoff time Switzerland | 7 pm |
In their domestic league, CSKA Sofia have been unstoppable till now. They have won four of the five games played and have collected a total of 13 points to sit second in the table. They had already played two qualifying rounds in the Europa Conference League to get here. In particular, their comeback victory over St Patrick’s Athletic in the last round will give them plenty of confidence ahead of this tie. Meanwhile, Basel are sitting eight in their league, having not won any of their four league games. They have also played two rounds of qualifying already in this competition.
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There are not many notable absentees on both sides for the upcoming clash. Hence, both sets of fans can expect to see a strong line-up put forward by their teams for the first-leg tie. CSKA Sofia could choose one or two of Mauricio Garcez, Brayan Moreno and Duckens Nazon to play up front. Otherwise, most of their team could remain the same from the last match. Meanwhile, Andi Zeqiri, who joined Basel on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion, has made a good start to life with the Swiss outfit. He is expected to start on Thursday night. Marwin Hitz, who joined from Borussia Dortmund, is also expected to be an important part of their setup.
CSKA Sofia possible line-up: Busatto, Donchev, Koch, Mattheij, De Nooijer, Garcez, Youga, Shopov, Tufegdzic, Nazon, Moreno
Basel possible line-up: Hitz, Lang, Adams, Comas, Pelmard, Frei, Burger, Millar, Ndoye, Szalai, Zeqiri
The Europa Conference League qualifier between CSKA Sofia and FC Basel will take place at Vasil Levski National Stadium on Thursday at 10:30 pm IST.
The live coverage of the Europa Conference League qualifier between CSKA Sofia and FC Basel will be available on Diema Sport and Play Diema Xtra.
