The time of truth rings for Ludovic Magnin. After a mixed start of the championship with two defeats in four games, the new coach of FC Basel will play very big against FC Copenhagen.
In their lair of the Saint-Jacques park, the Rhénans must take an option this evening on their qualification for the league phase of the Champions League against FC Copenhagen before the return match in Denmark in an atmosphere that we promise incandescent. The Vaudois and his players do not really approach this double confrontation in the skin of the favorite. FC Copenhagen benefits from both the best UEFA ranking -49th against 66th -and with a larger market value according to TransferMarkt -75.15 million euros against 68.70 -.
A funny bet
Author of the double last season against FC Basel, FC Copenhagen qualified for this dam thanks to a wide success 5-0 last week against Malmoe. The Danes had obtained the 0-0 draw in Sweden. After the departure for 20 million euros in Porto of their Jewel Victor Froholdt, they tried the bet Youssoufa Moukoko. 20 years old, the German international who belonged to Borussia Dortmund, leaves a unsuccessful loan in Nice. Will he find the context in Copenhagen to finally justify all the crazy promises he has aroused?
In the person of Xherdan Shaqiri, Ludovic Magnin can count on a much more seasoned man than Moukoko for this dam. See you soon … 34 years old – He will celebrate them on October 10 -, Captain Rhénan can always arm an unstoppable strike or deliver a decisive pass. His performance against the Young Boys two weeks ago really marked the spirits.
A long wait of eight years
A great craftsman of the double, he dreams of leading “his” FCB to a ninth campaign in the Champions League, the first for a long expectation of eight years. Xherdan Shaqiri and Ludovic Magnin perfectly measure the financial issue of this dam. Each club that will compete in the league phase will receive a check for 18.62 million euros. In the league phase, a victory will bring back 2.1 million euros, a draw 700,000 euros.
Even if these figures must be handled with extreme caution after the zero pointed by the Young Boys last season, FC Basel does not intend to pass its turn. The pressure on Ludovic Magnin’s shoulders will therefore be immense. The Vaudois technician risks, in fact, to go through difficult hours in the event of failure. In the eyes of its president David Degen, the draft in the Europa League league phase which is promised to the loser of this dam, will not be really a lot of consolation …
This article was published automatically. Source: ATS
