Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Nice
Match Time & Date:
20/04/2023
21:00
Prediction: 2-0
Basel
Allianz Riviera will host Thursday’s Conference League game between Nice and Basel, who played out a 2-2 draw at St. Jakob-Park a week ago. Didier Digard rested several first-team regulars in a 1-0 loss to Brest at the weekend, but the talented tactician is going to field the best possible side against Basel. Both Todibo and Boudaoui are pushing for a start, while the likes of Atal, Lotomba, Diop, Pepe, Ramsey, and Viti should miss out with injuries.
The visitors, on the other hand, played out a 1-1 draw with their bitter rivals Young Boys at the weekend, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against Nice, who have turned their Allianz Riviera into a real fortress. Considering that important defender Sergio Lopez serves a one-game ban, we predict that Nice are going to make it to the Conference League semis.
Highlighted Player (Dante):
Dante is a left-footed defender who was born in Salvador, Brazil on 18 October, 1983. The 189-cm-tall centre back, who is capable of playing as a left back as well, started his senior career at Juventude. After making 53 appearances for the club between 2002 and 2004 he moved to Ligue 1 outfit Lille.
He played for Belgian sides Charleroi and Standard from 2006 to 2009 and on 27 December, 2008 he signed a contract with Borussia M’gladbach for an undisclosed fee. After impressing with the Fohlen in the 2011/2012 Bundesliga campaign he moved to Bayern Munich at the end of the season and it has to be noted that he scored three goals in 83 league appearances for FCB.
In 2015 he signed a contract with fellow Bundesliga team Wolfsburg and he played 24 league games for the Wolves in the 2015/2016 season. In 2013 he won the Champions League trophy with Bayern Munich and he lifted the FIFA Confederations Cup with Brazil the same year.
Highlighted Team (Basel):
One of the most successful football clubs in Switzerland, FC Basel were founded in 1893. The RotBlau as they are referred to by the Swiss play their games at the St. Jacob Park in Basel in front of 37,500 people which is the maximum capacity of the venue.
The 19-time Swiss champions have endured difficult times in 1980s which ultimately led to relegation from the top flight in 1987. FC Basel returned to the top tier of Swiss football in 2000s to win their first league title in 22 years and go on to win it nine more times over 13 seasons since 2002. The golden times for FC Basel brought European inclusion in every season since 1999-2000 with a pinnacle being the semi-finals of the Europa League in 2012-13.
The RotBlau have so far played over 95 UEFA Champions League games, winning almost half of their European outings. The Swiss club has produced plenty of talented players who went on to become prominent footballers all across Europe with Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka being the most outstanding members of the latest generation.
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