Having accounted for one London club, Tottenham Hotspur FC, to attain their first European semi-final, FC Basel 1893 are actually plotting just how to eliminate another in Chelsea FC, while they size up the problem posed by "the best group left" in the UEFA Europa League. That is the view of Basel instructor Murat Yakin, who perhaps includes a score to settle with the BluesAa' the 38-year-old was in the VfB Stuttgart part beaten 1-0 by Chelsea in the 1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in Stockholm. Opposite number Rafael BenAtez, meanwhile, is keen to have the St. Jakob-Park atmosphere in the initial leg on 25 April. Murat Yakin, Basel coachFenerbahAe would certainly have been a particular pull for me personally, nevertheless now we only have to locate a method to win against Chelsea. Chelsea will be the best staff left in the competition, but there is no reason to feel angry or afraid of the pull. I have never gone to the Stamford Bridge and I am looking towards playing there. Bernhard Heusler, Basel presidentThe party isn't over for people yet. We anticipate time for London. Ottmar Hitzfeld, Switzerland coachSwiss teams traditionally prefer to play English groups. They've a very good record against English factors. Which makes me positive for the activities against Chelsea. Basel played perfectly at Tottenham and must have gained there. I also watched the overall game last night and thought these were again for a passing fancy level as Tottenham. Tottenham, on another hand, contend with Chelsea in the Premier League therefore it is not difficult for Basel to overcome. Rafael BenAtez, Chelsea managerEvery one [of the teams left] could possibly be difficult, but Basle is not too much away so perhaps it is a great selection. We all know Basel have an excellent environment in their stadium [St. Jakob-Park], so that it is likely to be interesting.A They are an unpleasant team who play with intensity, an excellent team who did well against Tottenham. Mark Barnard, Chelsea secretaryIf you are going to get knocked out, this is not the round you want to be knocked out in. We're looking forward to hopefully proceeding further in your competition and arriving in Amsterdam. Basel need to be seen as a powerful opposition because as we all know last period they were in the [UEFA Champions League] team phase with Manchester United. They certainly were probably responsible for Manchester United not qualifying. Having defeated Tottenham, they are likely to be very tough resistance. Previous meetingsThe clubs are meeting for the very first time in UEFA competition. Basel's report in 18 games against English clubs is W3 D7 L8 (W3 D3 L3 at homeAa' W0 D4 L5 in England). Chelsea have withstood Swiss opposition once before, dropping 2-1 on aggregate to FC St Gallen in a UEFA Cup first-round wrap. Semi-final pedigreeWhile Basel are in the past four of a UEFA competition for the first time, this is the London side's 11th semi-final look, a complete which includes four victories. The most recent of the was 12 months before once they defeated FC Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate en path to winning the UEFA Champions League. AUEFA.com 1998-2013. All rights reserved.
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