Fiorentina are tasked to overcome a 1-2 deficit against Basel from the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final when the two sides meet at St. Jakob-Park for the return leg tie on Thursday.
It's a final spot against either West Ham or AZ Alkmaar to play for, after the Swiss outfit registered a come-from-behind win in Florence.
Basel enter the tie on the back of a 6-1 league loss at St. Gallen, while the Italians picked up a 2-0 Serie A win over Udinese at the weekend.
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Basel vs Fiorentina kick-off time & stadium
| Date: | May 18, 2023 |
| Kick-off time: | 3pm EDT |
| Venue: | St. Jakob-Park |
The Europa Conference League game between Basel and Fiorentina is scheduled for May 18, 2023, at the St. Jakob-Park football stadium in Basel, Switzerland.
It will kick off at 3pm in the United States.
How to watch Basel vs Fiorentina online - TV channels & live streams
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The game will be broadcast live on TV on Paramount+ and available to stream live online here.
Team news & squads
GettyBasel team news
Other than long-term absentee Arnau Comas, Basel boss Heiko Vogel has a full strength squad to pick from. Vogel made as many as nine changes in the big-margin league loss against St. Gallen.
As such, the likes of Marwin Hitz, Kasim Nuhu and Andy Pelmard are all expected to be back in the XI for Fiorentina's visit.
Dan Ndoye and Riccardo Calafiori would replace Anton Kade and Liam Millar in the wing-back positions, while Andy Diouf, Taulant Xhaka and Wouter Burger run the show behind the front pair of Zeki Amdouni and Jean-Kevin Augustin.
Basel possible XI: Hitz; Lang, Kasim, Pelmard; Ndoye, Xhaka, Burger, Diouf, Calafiori; Amdouni, Augustin
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Hitz, Salvi, Mol |
| Defenders: | Pelmard, Adams, Calafiori, Vogel, Lopez, Lang |
| Midfielders: | Frei, Xhaka, Burger, Diouf, Chipperfield, Essiam, Males, Onyegbule, Millar, Kade, Novoa, Ndoye |
| Forwards: | Amdouni, Zeqiri, Augustin, Fink, Sene |
Fiorentina team news
This season's Conference League top scorer for Fiorentina Arthur Cabral - with seven goals in 12 games - is set to start after being rested in the domestic fixture, with Jonathan Ikone and Nicolas Gonzalez completing the front three.
Also reverting from the heavy rotations, Pietro Terracciano and Dodo should take back their respective places from Michele Cerofolini and Lorenzo Venuti from the first whistle.
Giacomo Bonaventura saw red in the win over Udinese, but the sending-off is inconsequential in UEFA competitions, as the midfielder is set to feature alongside Sofyan Amrabat and Rolando Mandragora on Thursday.
Fiorentina possible XI: Terracciano; Dodo, Milenkovic, Igor, Biraghi; Bonaventura, Amrabat, Mandragora; Ikone, Cabral, Gonzalez
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Terracciano, Sirigu, Cerofolini |
| Defenders: | Milenkovic, Igor, Martinez Quarta, Ranieri, Biraghi, Terzic, Dodo, Venuti |
| Midfielders: | Amrabat, Mandragora, Castrovilli, Duncan, Bonaventura, Bianco, Barak, Saponara, Gonzalez, Sottil, Brekalo, Ikone |
| Forwards: | Cabral, Kouame, Jovic |
Head-to-Head Record
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2023 | Fiorentina 1-2 Basel | Europa Conference League |
| November 26, 2015 | Basel 2-2 Fiorentina | Europa League |
| September 18, 2015 | Fiorentina 1-2 Basel | Europa League |