OGC Nice hosts FC Basel this Thursday April 20 at 9 p.m. in the quarter-final second leg of the Conference Europa League. Everything is still very open after the first leg which ended with a parity score (2-2).
OGC Nice is the last French representative in the running for the European Cup. Didier Digard’s men can still remain so if they win this Thursday evening against FC Basel and reach their first European semi-final in their history. After a first leg which ended with a parity score (2-2), everything remains possible for the Aiglons. But to obtain this qualification it will be necessary to put an end to a series of five meetings without victories in all competitions. “There is a lot of excitement. We feel that it’s really special, the supporters like the involvement of the players. It’s really a special match and we can’t wait to live it”, assured Didier Digard in the conference of press.
For its part, FC Basel has the same equation as the Aiglons. Indeed, the Swiss must win to join the last four of the Conference Europa League. And for Heiko Vogel’s men the task promises to be complicated because they are also going through a complicated series with four matches in a row without success in all competitions. “Thursday there will be a team in front of us who will try to reach the semi-finals. This is also our objective and our ambition. Swiss clubs do not play semi-finals very often so it is a pleasure to be there, something special and very important, not only for the club but also for Switzerland,” said Heiko Vogel at a press conference.
The Nice – Basel match will start at 9 p.m. on Thursday 20 April. It will take place at the Allianz Riviera in Nice.
The Nice – Basel match will be broadcast on Canal Foot and W9. He will be refereed by Dutch referee Serdar Gözübüyük.
Two streaming broadcasts will be available for this Nice – Basel. Indeed, the MyCanal and 6Play platforms will also broadcast the meeting.
Didier Digard can be satisfied with the very important return of Nicolas Pépé. He can also count on Aaron Ramsey and Youssouf Ndayishimiye who were saved during the Nice setback on the lawn of Brest (0-1) last weekend in Ligue 1. Here is the probable eleven of Nice: Schmeichel – Ndayishimiye, Todibo, Dante, Bard-Rosario, Ramsey, Thuram, Pepe-Laborde, Moffi.
Heiko Vogel will be deprived of three players for this trip to Nice. Sergio Lopez, Fabian Frei and Arnau Comas will be absent for this quarter-final second leg. Here’s the likely XI for the Swiss: Hitz – Lang, Adams, Pelmard – Ndoye, Diouf, Xhaka, Burger, Millar – Amdouni, Zeqiri.
What are the predictions for the match Nice – Basel?
OGC Nice is the favorite for this quarter-final return on sports betting sites. On Unibet, the Aiglons are at 1.50, the draw is at 4.35 and the Balois are at 6.10. On Parionssport, the people of Nice are at 1.50, the draw is at 4.50 and the victory of FC Basel is at 6.40.
