The first leg in Switzerland last week ended in a 2-2 draw after Zeki Amdouni and Terem Moffi both netted a double at St. Jacob-Park.
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Nice will host Basel in the second leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-final tie at Allianz Riviera on Thursday. The first leg in Switzerland last week ended in a 2-2 draw after Zeki Amdouni and Terem Moffi both netted a double at St. Jacob-Park. Meanwhile, both sides are heading into the match on the back of not-so-great results in their respective league-fixtures on Sunday, with the hosts suffering a narrow 1-0 Ligue 1-defeat away to Brest, while Basel played out a 1-1 draw against Young Boys in the Swiss Super League.
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Nice have never reached the semifinals of a European competition and now find themselves just one home-win away from making history. But, the French outfit are winless in their last five outings across all competitions. The Eaglets’ previous success came against Sheriff Tiraspol (3-1) in their second leg of their Conference League last-16 tie. After that, Le Gym recorded back-to-back league-draws against lowly Angers and Lorient before losing to Paris Saint Germain and Brest either side of the Conference League-draw against Basel. Nice are currently languishing at the ninth spot in the Ligue 1 standings, having taken just 45 points from 31 games, ten adrift of the top five .
Basel, on the other hand, are going through their worst league-campaign in the 21st century, having collected just 36 points from 28 games, to be languishing at the sixth spot in the Swiss Super League table, 22 points adrift of leaders Young Boys. On Sunday, RotBlau shared the spoils against Young Boys courtesy of Zeki Amdouni’s 68th-minute equaliser. Nevertheless, the Swiss outfit have done will in the continental stage, not tasting defeat in their last seven games, while thrashing Trabzonspor 3-0 on aggregate and needing penalties to defeat Slovan Bratislava in the previous rounds. Basel are aiming to reach the last four of a European competition for the third time in their history.
Nice probable starting lineup: Schmeichel, Ndayishimiye, Todibo, Dante, Bard, Rosario, Ramsey, Thuram, Boudaoui, Laborde, Moffi
Basel probable starting lineup: Hitz, Lang, Adams, Pelmard, Ndoye, Diouf, T Xhaka, Burger, Millar, Amdouni, Zeqiri
Nice
| Opponents | Score |
| Brest | 1-0 (L) |
| Basel | 2-2 (D) |
| PSG | 0-2 (L) |
| Angers | 1-1 (D) |
| Lorient | 1-1 (D) |
Basel
| Opponents | Score |
| Young Boys | 1-1 (D) |
| Nice | 2-2 (D) |
| Zurich | 1-1 (D) |
| Young Boys | 2-4 (L) |
| Winterthur | 2-0 (W) |
| Last match-result | Score |
| Basel draw Nice | 2-2 |
The Europa Conference League match between Nice and Basel will tale place at Allianz Riviera on Friday at 12:30 am IST.
| Nice vs Basel | Key Detail |
| Date | April 20 (France) |
| Venue | Allianz Riviera |
| Kickoff time in France | 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in Switzerland | 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am (Friday) |
Football fans in France can catch the live action via Molotov, Free, Canal +, Foot, W9, while those in Switzerland can watch the match on Blue Sport network, W9 Suisse, RTL+ and 3 Plus TV.
