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Maccabi Tel Aviv v FC Basel

Champions League Qualification 2nd Leg (0-1), 6pm.
FC Basel +0AH, 1.87.

FC Basel take a one goal advantage in traveling to Tel Aviv, and they should have enough to win here as the home side simply will have to press the issue. The one goal from the first game will ensure that the landscape of this game is totally different. Maccabi can not afford to play too cautiously for too long, and it may be catch 22 as Basel will look to hit them on the counter with pace as the home team commit more players to the attacks. Basel have scored in every game since the new season started (friendlies and league) and their defence has been quite mean in the process.

The game could be quite niggly too, there were 8 yellow cards in the first leg. If Tel Aviv start getting frustrated then they should be racking up the card count quite quickly.