The draw has just been completed: OGC Nice will meet FC Basel in the ¼ final of the Conference League.

The first leg will take place in Switzerland on Thursday 13 April and the second leg on Thursday 20 April at the Allianz Riviera.

The winner of this two-legged tie will meet either Lech Poznan or Fiorentina in the semi-finals.

THE COMPLETE 1/4 FINALS DRAW

ABOUT FC BASEL

FC Basel are a regular on the European scene and currently occupy 6th place in the Swiss Super League (with 31 points), 3 points off the podium and 4 behind second-placed Servette Geneva.

The team is led by German coach Heiko Vogel and includes two former Aiglons in its squad: Andy Pelmard and Dan Ndoye.

To get to this point, the Parc Saint-Jacques residents (over 38,000 seats) knocked out Trabzonspor in the play-offs (0-1, 2-0) and then Bratislava in the round of 16 after an epic encounter (2-2, 2-2 + 4-1 on penalties). In the group stage, the Swiss finished second level on points with... Slovan Bratislava, but ahead of FC Pyunik and Zalgiris Vilnius.

It should be noted that in the first edition of the Conference League last season, FC Basel - 20 times winners of the Swiss championship - were knocked out in the round of 16 by OM (two 2-1 defeats).

DIDIER DIGARD'S REACTION

EXPERIENCE THE QUARTER FINAL AT THE ALLIANZ RIVIERA

Sign up now for ticketing alerts to ensure you receive all the information about the upcoming OGC Nice quarter-final against FC Basel on 20 April.

 

---