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Analysis: FC Basel - Manchester Utd

FC Basel will host Manchester United at the St. Jacob Park in the final Group C match of the Champions League. Will the Swiss surprise everyone and eliminate the Red Devils?

Classification and teams’ condition:
Benfica (9 points), Manchester (9 points), Basel (8 points) and Otselul (0 points) - this is the situation in Group C. Only the Portuguese can be sure in the advance, they are likely to win at Estadio da Luz in Lisbon against Romanian Otselul and take the first place in the group. The confrontation between the two other teams will be more interesting, because if Basel wins it will advance, leaving Manchester with nothing.

Potential and teams’ situation:
The Swiss had no chance to advance after the draw. After the victory over Otselul and the last two unusually important away ties in Lisbon (1-1) and Manchester (3-3), popular Bebbi is in a very advantageous situation. Their game in the Swiss Super League fascinates their fans. After 17 rounds, Basel is the leader of the national championship having 6 goals more than the runner-up, Luzern, which lost 1-0 at home in the last round. The Red-Blue depend on the experienced Swiss players whose performance is successful in Europe. Such players as Alex Frei, a former Borussia Dortmund striker, who is the best scorer with 11 goals in the account in the Super League and four goals in the Champions League, or the experienced assistant Marco Streller may serve as an example. The most valuable player of this team is the young 20-year-old right midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, who is already estimated at €12 million! Kay Voser is the only player German coach will not be able to take advantage of. Heiko Vogel. Ferguson has more serious problems. Javier Hernandez, who injured his knee ligaments and will not be able to play for at least 4 weeks after the match with Aston Villa, joined the long list of the injured: Berbatov, Fabio, Rafael, Welbeck, Owen, Claverly.

History of the meetings:
These teams have met with each other in the Champions League three times. In the 2002/03 season United tied 1-1 only to win easily in Basel (1:3). The last meeting between these clubs at the Old Trafford ended in a tie. It's time to repeat, isn’t it?

Tips and justifications:
Football is unpredictable, but the top team should be judged not by the start, but by the finish. The Red Devils is a team in the class of its own. They have better players at each position. The pace of the game in England is faster than in Super League. It's the so-called money time, so Rooney and the team should confirm that the difference in salary is not a matter of chance...

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