Both sides have already played two qualification rounds of the Europa Conference League before reaching the playoff.
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FC Basel will be looking to overcome a 1-0 deficit against CSKA Sofia in the second leg of the Europa Conference League playoff tie. The Thursday encounter in Switzerland will be an intriguing one. Even though the Bulgarian club has a slender lead, the Swiss outfit will back themselves to overturn the deficit in front of their home supporters. A Sergio Lopez own goal proved to be the difference between the two sides in the reverse leg last week.
| FC Basel vs CSKA Sofia | Key Details |
| Date | 25 August, 2022 |
| Venue | St. Jakob-Park |
| Kickoff time India | 10:30 pm |
| Kickoff time Switzerland | 7 pm |
| Kickoff time Bulgaria | 8 pm |
Both sides have already played two qualification rounds of the Europa Conference League before reaching the playoff. While CSKA Sofia have maintained the consistency in Europe and domestically, FC Basel have struggled for form in their respective league. Basel are currently sitting eight in the Swiss Super League, with just three points from four games. They are yet to win a league match this season. Meanwhile, CSKA Sofia are placed fourth in their league, having accumulated 13 points from five games.
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The second leg clash will be of massive importance for both sides, hence the managers are expected to name a strong starting XI. Since there are hardly any fresh injury concerns, both sides could more or less name the same playing XI from last week with minor changes. Inter Milan loanee Darian Males will hope to continue his good work for Basel, while new recruit Andi Zeqiri will also be pushing for a starting role. On the back of winning the first leg, it will be unlikely to see any changes happening to the CSKA Sofia lineup.
FC Basel possible line-up: Hitz, Lopez, Adams, Kasim, Katterbach, Burger, Frei, Millar, Ndoye, Zeqiri, Szalai
CSKA Sofia possible line-up: Busatto, Turitsov, Mattheij, Koch, Petrov, Lindseth, Youga, Vion, Yomov, Garcez, Moreno
The Europa Conference League qualifier between FC Basel and CSKA Sofia will take place at St. Jakob-Park on Thursday at 10:30 pm IST.
The live coverage of the Europa Conference League qualifier between Fiorentina and FC Twente will be available on SRF Play, SRF info in Switzerland and Play Diema Xtra, Diema Sport in Bulgaria.
