FC Basel vs Aston Villa, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase
· UEFA Europa LeagueAston Villa beat Basel, stay third in Europa League table
Second-half substitute Youri Tielemans hit the winner to help Aston Villa move a step closer to automatic qualification in the Europa League with a 2-1 win at FC Basel.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Léo Leroy (Basel).
- 3': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Philip Otele (Basel).
- 6': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Keigo Tsunemoto.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 8': Attempt saved. Dominik Schmid (Basel) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Bénie Traoré with a cross.
- 10': Attempt saved. Léo Leroy (Basel) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Keigo Tsunemoto.
- 11': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Flavius Daniliuc.
- 12': Goal! Basel 0, Aston Villa 1. Evann Guessand (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 15': Foul by Andrej Bacanin (Basel).
- 15': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 17': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 17': Philip Otele (Basel) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Delay in match (Aston Villa).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Offside, Basel. Philip Otele is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Léo Leroy (Basel).
- 20': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Philip Otele (Basel) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Léo Leroy.
- 25': Dominik Schmid (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Evann Guessand (Aston Villa).
- 27': Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
- 27': Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Offside, Basel. Dominik Schmid is caught offside.
- 28': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Léo Leroy (Basel) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 29': VAR Decision: No Goal Basel 0-1 Aston Villa.
- 31': Andrej Bacanin (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Evann Guessand (Aston Villa).
- 33': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 33': Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Goal! Basel 1, Aston Villa 1. Flavius Daniliuc (Basel) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a through ball following a set piece situation.
- 35': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 35': Philip Otele (Basel) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Offside, Basel. Bénie Traoré is caught offside.
- 44': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Léo Leroy (Basel).
- 45': Attempt saved. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marwin Hitz (Basel). Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Andrej Bacanin (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Evann Guessand (Aston Villa).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Basel 1, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Basel 1, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Matty Cash.
- 51': Offside, Basel. Philip Otele is caught offside.
- 53': Goal! Basel 1, Aston Villa 2. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 54': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 54': Philip Otele (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Offside, Basel. Philip Otele is caught offside.
- 59': Attempt missed. Evann Guessand (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 61': Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marwin Hitz (Basel). Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 62': Substitution, Basel. Albian Ajeti replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Philip Otele (Basel) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bénie Traoré.
- 64': Attempt missed. Metinho (Basel) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 64': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara replaces Amadou Onana.
- 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Morgan Rogers replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 66': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dominik Schmid.
- 68': Evann Guessand (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Dominik Schmid (Basel).
- 70': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dominik Schmid.
- 72': Foul by Léo Leroy (Basel).
- 72': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Léo Leroy (Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Basel. Koba Koindredi replaces Andrej Bacanin.
- 75': Substitution, Basel. Ibrahim Salah replaces Bénie Traoré.
- 76': Flavius Daniliuc (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 77': Offside, Basel. Albian Ajeti is caught offside.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Léo Leroy (Basel) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Metinho.
- 78': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Donyell Malen.
- 80': Attempt missed. Philip Otele (Basel) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dominik Schmid with a cross.
- 80': Philip Otele (Basel) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Albian Ajeti (Basel).
- 83': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 83': Keigo Tsunemoto (Basel) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Foul by Dominik Schmid (Basel).
- 83': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Offside, Basel. Dominik Schmid is caught offside.
- 85': Substitution, Basel. Moritz Broschinski replaces Léo Leroy.
- 85': Substitution, Basel. Marin Soticek replaces Philip Otele.
- 86': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 86': Keigo Tsunemoto (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Dominik Schmid (Basel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 87': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt missed. Albian Ajeti (Basel) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Koba Koindredi following a set piece situation.
- 89': Foul by Keigo Tsunemoto (Basel).
- 89': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Albian Ajeti (Basel).
- 90': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Evann Guessand (Aston Villa).
- 90'+1': Marin Soticek (Basel) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Salah (Basel) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Schmid with a cross.
- 90'+2': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Morgan Rogers.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jonas Adjetey (Basel) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Moritz Broschinski.
- 90'+2': Offside, Aston Villa. Morgan Rogers is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 90'+3': Koba Koindredi (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Moritz Broschinski (Basel).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Basel 1, Aston Villa 2.
- 0': Match ends, Basel 1, Aston Villa 2.
Statistics
 AVL |
FCB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 7 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 57.2 | Possession | 42.8 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 473 | Accurate Passes | 338 |
| 537 | Passes | 396 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 16 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 14 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: St. Jakob Park
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Attendance: 27,509
Venue: St. Jakob Park
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Attendance: 27,509
UEFA Europa League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 6 | +10 | 15 |
| 2 | FC Midtjylland | 6 | +8 | 15 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 6 | +6 | 15 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 6 | +7 | 14 |
Line-Ups
FC Basel (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marwin Hitz (GK) |
| 24 | Flavius Daniliuc |
| 32 | Jonas Adjei |
| 5 | Metinho |
| 31 | Dominik Schmid |
| 6 | Keigo Tsunemoto |
| 14 | Andrej Bacanin |
| 22 | Leo Leroy  |
| 7 | Philip Otele |
| 11 | Bénie Traoré |
| 10 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Marco Bizot (GK) |
| 3 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 26 | Lamare Bogarde |
| 17 | Donyell Malen |
| 19 | Jadon Sancho |
| 29 | Evann Guessand |
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