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Match preview
The first leg was an emotional night at Şenol Güneş Akyazı Stadyumu, with it the first football match played in Türkiye since the tragic earthquake struck the Kahramanmaras region.
The only goal of the night was scored by Jens Stryger Larsen, as Trabzonspor secured a victory for an entire nation.
Now, can the Süper Lig champions make that advantage count in Switzerland?
Having won their first Turkish title since 1984, this is Trabzonspor’s first appearance in the knockout phase for eight seasons.
Abdullah Avcı’s side have so far lost all four European away matches this season, with their last continental victory coming at Metalist Kharkiv in 2014 (excluding qualifiers).
So, hope for FC Basel, as they seek to reach the round of 16 of this tournament in back-to-back seasons.
When these two clubs last met in Switzerland in 2019, Basel won 2-0, and a repeat at St. Jakob-Park would do the home side nicely.
Basel team news
Interim manager Heiko Vogel cannot call upon Darian Males, Liam Millar or Jean-Kévin Augustin due to injury.
Winger Dan Ndoye is available though, having sat out the first leg suspended.
Andi Zeqiri, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion, took his tally to ten for the season against Servette on Sunday, so can he add to that tally?
Trabzonspor team news
Midfielders Dorukhan Toköz, Edin Višća and Marek Hamšík are all injured, while centre-back Taha Altıkardeş and winger Montasser Lahtimi were not included in the UEFA squad.
Familiar faces who could feature include former Barcelona defender Marc Bartra, Everton loanee Jean-Philippe Gbamin and Egyptian international Trézéguet, the latter getting the assist in the first leg.
At left-back, Eren Elmalı went off injured a week ago, meaning match-winner Jens Stryger Larsen could come into the XI.
Yusuf Yazıcı scored seven Europa League goals in eight appearances for Lille in 2020/21, including a hat-trick at San Siro, so certainly has quality.
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