The hosts finished second in Group H, behind Thursday’s opponents, and had to go through the knockout round playoff, overcoming Trabzonspor 2-1 on aggregate to reach this far in Europe’s third tier tournament.
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FC Basel will host Slovan Bratislava in the first leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League last-16 tie at St. Jakob Park on Thursday. This will be the third meeting between these two sides in this edition of the competition having already met twice during the group stage. The hosts finished second in Group H, behind Thursday’s opponents, and had to go through the knockout round playoff, overcoming Trabzonspor 2-1 on aggregate to reach this far in Europe’s third tier tournament. Meanwhile Basel are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 Swiss Super League-win away to Luzern in the weekend, while the visitors thrashed Spartak Trnava 4-1 in the Slovak Super Lig.
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Basel suffered a 1-0 defeat to Trabzonspor in the first leg of their playoff tie in Turkey, before turning the tie on its head in the home leg, winning 2-0, courtesy of goals from Zeki Amdouni and Andi Zeqiri. Meanwhile, Heiko Vogel’s men are currently well off the pace in the Swiss top flight, sitting at the fifth position, having collected 30 points from 23 games, 18 adrift of the leaders Young Boys. Last time out, RotBlau edged past Luzern in the league, thanks to Fabien Frei’s lone goal on the half-hour mark.
Slovan Bratislava, on the other hand, thrashed Spartak Trnava in the league on Saturday, courtesy of goals from Juraj Kucka, Aleksandar Cavric, Malik Abubakari and Tigran Barseghyan. The result extended their unbeaten run to 11 games across all competitions. The Sky Blues are currently sitting at the second spot in the Slovak Super Liga table, having accumulated 47 points from 22 games, just a solitary point behind leaders Dunajska Streda. Meanwhile, White Hawks from Brickfield recorded three wins, two draws and one defeat from their six group-stage games in the Conference League, to collect 11 points, level with second-placed Basel, but separated by head-to-head record. Slovan Bratislava had defeated Basel 2-0 in Switzerland during the group-stage encounter, while the reverse fixture in Slovakia ended in a 3-3 draw.
Basel Probable line-up: Hitz, Adams, Pelmard, Calafiori, Frei, Millar, Males, Diouf, Lopez, Fink, Zeqiri
Slovan Bratislava Probable line-up: Chovan, Medvedev, Kashia, De Marco, Lovat, Kankava, Chakvetadze, Kucka, Cavric, Abubakari, Weiss
Basel
| Opponents | Score |
| Luzren | 0-1 (W) |
| St. Gallen | 1-2 (W) |
| Lugano | 2-2 (D) |
| Trabzonspor | 2-0 (W) |
| Servette | 2-2 (D) |
Slovan Bratislava
| Opponents | Score |
| Trnava | 4-1 (W) |
| Samorin | 1-2 (W) |
| Z. Moravce-Vrable | 1-1 (D) |
| Banska Bystrica | 2-2 (D) |
| Dun. Streda | 1-1 (D) |
The UEFA Europa Conference League match between Basel and Slovan Bratislava will take place at St. Jakob Park on Friday at 1:30 am IST.
| Basel vs Slovan Bratislava | Key Details |
| Date | March 9 (Switzerland) |
| Venue | St. Jakob Park |
| Kickoff time in Switzerland | 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in Slovakia | 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:30 am (Friday) |
The live telecast of the Europa Conference League match between Basel and Slovan Bratislava can be seen on Blue Sport network in Switzerland. Meanwhile, those in Slovakia can catch the live action via RTVS Sport.
