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Thrilling Draw Between FC Basel and Aston Villa in Europa League Clash
Basel, Switzerland – In a vibrant and contested match at St. Jakob-Park, FC Basel 1893 and Aston Villa drew in a game corresponding to the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. The match, officiated by Halil Umut Meler, was marked by intensity and scoring chances on both sides.
Aston Villa opened the scoring early, in the 12th minute, thanks to a goal by E. Guessand after a well-executed play. However, FC Basel reacted and found the equalizer in the 34th minute with a goal from F. Daniliuc, assisted by X. Shaqiri. Previously, a goal by L. Leroy for Basel had been disallowed by VAR for offside in the 28th minute. The first half was also marked by yellow cards to M. Cash and E. Buendia of Aston Villa.
In the second half, Y. Tielemans put Aston Villa ahead again in the 53rd minute, with an assist from E. Buendia. Despite FC Basel’s attempts to level the score and 42% ball possession, Aston Villa managed the match with 58% possession. The match was characterized by a high number of fouls, with 13 committed by Aston Villa and 11 by FC Basel, and several yellow cards shown to players from both teams. Yellow cards for Basel were shown to L. Leroy in the 72nd minute and P. Otele in the 80th minute, while for Aston Villa they were shown to E. Konsa in the 84th minute and J. McGinn in the 87th minute. In the end, the score did not change any further and the match ended in a draw, leaving a bittersweet taste for both teams in their fight to advance in the Europa League. Shots on goal were superior by Aston Villa with 4, against 3 by the Swiss team.
Substitutions aston villa: at minute 46 M. Cash came in and Y. Tielemans went out., at minute 64 J. Sancho came in and O. Watkins went out., at minute 64 A. Onana came in and B. Kamara went out., at minute 64 E. Buendia came in and M. Rogers went out., at minute 79 D. Malen came in and J. McGinn went out.
Substitutions fc basel 1893: at minute 62 X. Shaqiri came in and A. Ajeti went out., at minute 74 B. Traore came in and I. Salah went out., at minute 74 A. Bacanin came in and K. Koindredi went out., at minute 85 L. Leroy came in and M. Broschinski went out., at minute 85 P. Otele came in and M. Soticek went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Basel 1893
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