Goals and highlights: Basel 1-3 Fiorentina in Conference League

Match ends. Basel 1-3 Fiorentina.

POST! Fiorentina had the fourth Fiorentina goal where Jovik takes a powerful shot that hits the post.

GOAL OF FIORENTINA! Scored by Antonin  Barak.

The referee adds 8 minutes to the second overtime.

Fiorentina: Bonaventura is out, Barak is in.

Basel: Burger is out, Males is in.

Second overtime begins.

First overtime ends.

Yellow card for Bonaventura

Yellow card for Igor.

The first overtime begins.

Regular time ends. We will have overtime after a 3-3 draw on aggregate.

The referee adds three minutes to the match.

Yellow cards for González and Burger.
 

Basel: Augustin and Xhaka are out; Zeqiri and Frei are in.

Last minutes of the match. Everything seems to indicate that we are going to overtime.

Bonaventura shoots at goal, but the ball goes dangerously over the crossbar.

Scored by Gonzalez.

GOAL | Basel 1-2 Fiorentina | Nicolas Gonzalezpic.twitter.com/akjbwQi90a

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Ranieri falls in the area but the VAR confirms that there is no penalty.

GOAL FOR FIORENTINA! Scored by Gonzalez.

Dangerous cross where the ball is passed in Basel's area. Fiorentina close to equalizing the aggregate.

Scored by Amdouni.

GOAL | Basel 1-1 Fiorentina | Zeki Amdounipic.twitter.com/wh6ozBWEQX

— VAR Tático (@vartatico) May 18, 2023

Yellow card for Ranieri.

Fiorentina: Igor out, Ranieri in

GOAL BASEL! Scored by Amdouni
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The second half begins.

First half ends. Basel 0-1 Fiorentina.

The referee adds one minute to the first half.

Final stretch of the match. The home side is still looking for a goal to avoid extra time.

GOAL FIORENTINA! Scored by Gonzalez.

Yellow card for Igor.

BASEL COME CLOSE! Diouf's diagonal shot on goal is deflected by the defense.

Milenković's shot goes over the crossbar.

Many fouls in the midfield. There are free kicks but without any danger.

Basel's first few minutes were very intense as they searched for the goal that would take them into the final.

The match starts!

This is the visitors' roster

This is the roster of the locals.

At a press conference, Vincenzo Italiano also expressed his views on the semi-final: "It has been an exciting season so far, and we want to put the cherry on top of it. We never give up and we want to perform. We know the pressure we are under, but it will be a great occasion for everyone. We have to show all our qualities. We are aware of the result from the first leg. We know that we will have to force the match a bit to try at least to equalise but we must also be patient. We can't afford to make mistakes and allow Basel to capitalise”.

In a pre-match press conference, Heiko Vogel commented: "I think Fiorentina will do everything possible to turn the situation around, and we will have to defend and fight back. Let's hope we have an almost perfect day like in the first leg so we can reach our first ever European final. I think it will be a different match from last week. Nothing has been decided yet but we will start with a one goal lead. I imagine a very difficult match from a tactical point of view too - we will certainly have to suffer”.

For this match, the home side will be able to count on a full squad, however, it is not the same case for the visitors who will only have one absence and that is S. Sirigu who has an Achilles tendon injury. He is the only player who will not be available for this semi-final.

They have arrived! Both Basel and Fiorentina players have arrived at the St. Jakob Park stadium for the second leg of the Conference League semi-final.

As they belong to two different leagues of the European continent, the history of clashes between these two teams is quite short and has a balance in favor of the Swiss with 2 wins to 1 draw and no victory for Fiorentina. The first time they met was in the 2015 edition of the Europa League.

The venue for this match between Basel and Fiorentina will be the St. Jakob Park Stadium, a soccer stadium located in the city of Basel, Switzerland, which is home to the Basel Club and currently has a capacity of just over 42,500 fans.

All set! We are just under an hour away from the start of the second leg of the Conference League semi-final. Both want to stay in the final. Fiorentina only needs one goal to send it to extra time, while Basel can win by any score or settle for a draw to be a finalist. Who will be present in the final of the Conference League? Follow our coverage on VAVEL USA

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This is the kick-off time for the match Basel vs Fiorentina on May 18 2023 in various countries:
Argentina: 15:00 hours
Bolivia: 15:00 hours
Brazil: 15:00 hours
Chile: 15:00 hours
Colombia: 13:00 hours
Ecuador: 13:00 hours
Spain: 17:00 hours
United States: 15:00 hours PT and 17:00 hours ET
Mexico: 13:00 hours
Paraguay: 15:00 hours
Peru: 12:00 hours
Uruguay: 16:00 hours
Venezuela: 14:00 hours.

Terracciano; Dodô, Quarta, Igor, Biraghi; Barak, Amrabat, Mandragora; Nico González, Cabral, Ikoné

Hitz; Lang, Nuhu, Pelmard; Ndoye, Diouf, Xhaka, Burger, Millar; Amdouni, Zeqiri.

The central referee for this Basel vs Fiorentina will be Jose Maria Sanchez;  Raul Cabañero, first line;  Iñigo Prieto, second line; Cesar Soto Grado, the fourth assistant.

On the other hand, the Italian team lives a similar reality to that of Basel, but in Serie A, as they have not been able to be protagonists in their local league and have not been able to qualify for the Champions League for a long time. They are currently in 7th place in the overall standings and, although there is already a Serie A champion, Fiorentina would like to fight for the European competition places for the next competition, however, the difference in points is too much, so they will have to come back from this tie to give their fans some joy. In their most recent match, the Italians won 2-0 at home against Udinese after their Conference League defeat against Basel.

The Swiss team, coached by Heiko Vogel, has fulfilled its mission to get out of the relegation zone of the Swiss league and is currently in sixth place with 42 points, however, after ending its aspirations to win the championship in its local league, Basel wants to take advantage of its home ground to reach the Conference League final. In their most recent match, Basel were thrashed on their visit to face St Gallen and returned home with a 6-1 defeat. In the first leg in the Conference League, the Swiss took a 1-2 lead on their visit to Italy.

We continue with the activity in all league tournaments around the world. In this almost weekend, we will have a very attractive match in the second semifinal of the Conference League. The St. Jakob Park stadium will witness the clash between Basel and Fiorentina. Both teams have fallen short in their home league, so they want to reach the final of the Conference League to give their fans some joy. Can the home side or the visitors make it?

The match Basel vs Fiorentina will be played at the St. Jakob Park stadium, in Basel, Switzerland. Kickoff is scheduled at 3:00 pm (ET).

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