FCB – Servette in the live ticker: How does FCB do in the top game against Servette?

5:13 p.m

Shaqiri doesn’t need to be asked twice. His shot finds the gap in a holey Geneva wall and hits close to the right post. FCB leads.

5:11 p.m

After a foul by Shaqiri, FCB takes a free kick from a dangerous position. The person who was fouled immediately takes action himself…

5:08 p.m

Shaqiri has a free kick opportunity after a foul on Traoré. He decides to cross and just misses Schmid at the second post. Goal kick for Geneva.

5:05 p.m

Barisic misjudged something and then had to resort to a tactical foul against the rushing Guillemenot. He is warned for this. The subsequent Geneva standard situation doesn’t work.

5:04 p.m

Avdullahu is playing a strong game so far and is winning practically all duels. The former Basel young player Stefanovic has just performed in an exemplary manner and even got a goal kick.

5:02 p.m

Stefanovic gets an elbow from Schmid in the face and stays there for a moment. The FCB captain is lucky, that could have been punished with a yellow card.

4:58 p.m

Somewhat unexpectedly, FCB gets their second corner of the game. This time Shaqiri finds a teammate’s head. Carlos tests Frick with a slightly more powerful header than the two previous Hitz from Geneva. But Frick still parries the ball easily.

4:54 p.m

Once again it is the Genevans who combine in front of the Basel goal. Stefanovic passes through for Cognat, who crosses into the middle onto Guillemenot’s head. However, his attempt is also too out of place and not powerful enough. No real threat to the Basel goal.

4:52 p.m

The guests again have a longer period of possession and combine patiently in front of the Basel goal. Cognat ultimately finishes freely. But his finish degenerates more into a back pass. In any case, no problem for Hitz.

4:48 p.m

It’s a respectable football game in these first few minutes in Joggeli. The Basel team tries to disrupt the Genevans and thus repeatedly wins the ball. However, the Genevans are not particularly shocked by this and still have a lot of ball possession. Both teams also had a shot on the opposing goal.

4:44 p.m

FCB takes the first corner after a blocked shot from Soticek. Shaqiri executes, but only finds the head of a Geneva defender.

4:40 p.m

Now the Genevans are also coming to their first conclusion. Stefanovic crosses to Kutesa’s head, but he doesn’t direct his header with enough precision. No problem for Hitz.

4:56 p.m

The Basel team also plays with Soticek in a 4-2-3-1. Soticek takes over the position of the suspended Kade on the right wing.

4:38 p.m

After Geneva loses the ball, things happen very quickly. Traoré drives the ball forward and tests Frick in the Geneva goal for the first time.

4:35 p.m

FCB is playing in the special gold jersey today. The special jersey is reminiscent of the shell of the egg from which the basilisk hatched. As is well known, the basilisk is Basel’s heraldic animal.

4:32 p.m

Referee Tschudi releases the game. The ball in the Joggeli is rolling.

4:29 p.m

The teams are just entering the pretty well-filled Joggeli. It will start shortly.

4:20 p.m

Addendum to the Basel squad: Xhaka is out for the short term due to muscular thigh problems and is therefore not on the Basel match sheet. It is understood that the injury that Xhaka sustained in training on Friday was not serious.

4:18 p.m

This is how the guests start this top battle. This should be a classic 4-2-3-1 system. Top scorer Kutesa unsurprisingly plays from the start.

4:12 p.m

Fabio Celestini sends these eleven players onto the pitch. It is noticeable that Vouilloz was given priority over the returnees Comas and Adjetey and that Soticek was allowed to start for Leroy. The latter could possibly also have an influence on the Basel formation and mean a departure from the 4-3-3 system. Let’s see how the Basel line-up arranges itself on the pitch.