By Betsefy
Basel will travel to Bulgaria on Thursday to take on CSKA Sofia in the first leg of their Europa Conference League playoff tie.
The two sides have each navigated through two rounds of qualifying to reach this final stage, with a place in the group stage now up for grabs.
Match preview
Amos Youga should continue to anchor the midfield, with Stanislav Shopov also expected to feature in the engine room.
Basel’s line should be led by Andi Zeqiri, who netted his first goal following a loan arrival from Brighton & Hove Albion in their second-leg win over Brondby.
Hungarian veteran Adam Szalai will also be hoping for a starting berth in attack, while Dan Ndoye and Liam Millar provide threat on the wings.
Marwin Hitz will again play between the sticks, following his summer arrival from Borussia Dortmund, with Kasim Adams set to partner Arnau Comas at the heart of a back four.
CSKA Sofia possible starting lineup:
Busatto; Donchev, Mattheij, Koch, De Nooijer; Garcez, Youga, Shopov, Tufegdzic; Moreno, Nazon
Basel possible starting lineup:
Hitz; Lang, Comas, Adams, Pelmard; Frei, Burger; Ndoye, Millar; Szalai, Zeqiri
Our Prediction
Over 1.5 Goals
