A View of the Champions League from Switzerland...
Wednesday, 01 October 08, 11:33 AM · Comments(0)
Having witnessed the jubilation of FC Basel when they qualified for the group stages of the Champions League I was disappointed that, due to my holiday in Singapore, I missed out on tickets for the three group games. Unfortunately the club took the decision to sell the tickets for all three games as a package. Obviously due to one of the games being with Barcelona they went very quickly. Shame as I would have been happy to go to the two other games and see a CL game from a very different perspective.
Of course success, such as it can be measured for such a small european club, would probably be achieving third place in the group and so dropping into the UEFA Cup. However, after the first game that already looks difficult for the team as a home defeat against one of the weaker teams, Shakhtar Donetsk, has lowered expectations.Tonight they play Sporting Lisbon in a game where they need a result even if they don't have to win. The local press are saying they are focused on this game despite the obvious lure of the upcoming Barcelona game.
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