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Swiss champions and current league leaders FC Basel train at their St. Jakob-Park ground on the eve of the Champions League Group B clash with England's Liverpool on Tuesday (30th September).Script:
Swiss Champions FC Basel are preparing to host Liverpool at St. Jakob-Park and have trained ahead of the crucial European tie.
Basel were thrashed 5-1 by current European champions Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in round one and will be looking to secure three points against the English side in order to maintain hopes of qualification to the next round.
Liverpool themselves arrive in Switzerland on the back of a 1-1 draw in the Merseyside derby against Everton, they looked to have grabbed all three points, but a Phil Jagielka wondergoal in the last minute left the Anfield faithful with a bitter taste in their mouths.
The Reds have been struggling for form, having lost two of their last three league fixtures, only beating Middlesbrough thanks to a marathon penalty shootout in the Capital One Cup and scraping past Ludogorets at home in their opening Champions League match.
Basel will be hoping to take full advantage of Liverpool's recent poor form on Wednesday night with the backing of a sell out crowd at St. Jakob-Park.
They are currently top of the swiss league, two points clear of Zurich and will be hoping to bring that form into Europe.
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FC Basel prepare to welcome Liverpool
Wednesday, October 01 2014Category:Soccer