Match Report
12 points for Basel (2nd), 9 for CSKA Moskva (3rd): a 3-point gap. On recent form CSKA Moskva sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, Basel ran at 1.83 scored and 0.83 conceded, CSKA Moskva at 1.33 and 1.67.
Basel entered with three wins in a row. CSKA Moskva arrived off three straight defeats. The last-five ledger: Basel 12/15, CSKA Moskva 6/15.
The venue was St. Jakob-Park (Basel) in Basel. On the scoreboard, Basel led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.