Then with Frei and Salah: FCB has been waiting for a victory in Geneva for more than ten years

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For Heiko Vogel, the calculation is simple: “We need two wins in the remaining two games against Servette and GC. We have it in our own hands. The demand is not to let us take it anymore.” With “that” the German means a European Cup starting place for the next season.

What sounds simple becomes a tricky one in practice: part 1 of the financially important “Mission Europe” brings FC Basel to Geneva. So, of all places, where he hasn’t won a league game in over ten (!) years. There is no other Super League team waiting longer for the Red and Blue to win away from home.

On March 3, 2013, Basel won 2-1 for the last time at the Stade de Genève. The coach at the time was Murat Yakin. A certain Mohamed Salah, today a world star at Liverpool FC, who launched his career at FCB from 2012 to January 2014, was still in the storm. One of Salah’s sponsors at FCB was Alex Frei, who set up the first of two Dragovic goals in the final win in Geneva. David Degen, now president of the club, was on the substitution bench.

bad omen? Heiko Vogel in the stands

The task is further complicated by several red suspensions: with Kasim Adams, the last strong defensive clearer is missing. With Taulant Xhaka the aggressive leader. And with Riccardo Calafiori another mentality monster. The energy level will also be lower than normal in the coaching zone: Heiko Vogel has to go to the stands after his freakout after Lugano’s match. When Basel had to do without Vogel almost two weeks ago, there was a 1 in 6 in St. Gallen led by his assistants Davide Callà and Martin Andermatt…

Source : Blick