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The Swiss Super League starts on Friday evening with two games in the new season. It comes in the Stade de Tourbillon to the duel between FC Sion and FC Basel. After eight championships in a row, Basel has been badly dethroned by the Young Boys Bern in the last two seasons. In the season 2017/18 YB had a lead of 15 points on the vice-champion FCB, 2018/19 there were even 20 counters. Can FCB close the gap to Bern again this season? Or maybe even catch up? Or even become master again?
FC Sion finished last season on a disappointing eighth place. The Valais now fully rely on new coach Stephane Henchoz and Switzerland returnee Valon Behrami. King transfer Behrami was made the new captain at FCS.
Sion:
In September 2018, FC Sion Murat Yakin committed as a new coach. At the beginning of May, the coach was already on leave again, although his contract had been extended until the end of January until 2021. Christian Zermatten and Under-21 coach Sebastien Bichard coached the team until the end of the season, but the Wallis could only lead to eighth place, the first non-relegation zone. Now Stephane Henchoz is the new man on the coaching chair. Henchoz, who played as a professional for clubs like the HSV or Liverpool, had taken over a coaching place in the Super League for the first time last season and led the promoted Xamax to relegation. King transfer of the Sionese was Valon Behrami. The 80-times international has played more than 200 Serie A and over 100 Premier League games and returns to the Swiss league after 16 years. How fit Behrami is remains questionable. In spring, the now 34-year-old broke the fibula.
In addition, the squad with Jean Ruiz (Sochaux), Konan Oussou (San Pedro), Patrick (Fluminense), Mattias Andersson (Juventus Turin) and Mickael Facchinetti (Apoel Nicosia) was strengthened. However, the club did not register big departures. In the training camp in Crans-Montana, much emphasis was placed on stabilizing the defensive. In 36 games of the preseason, the FCS had conceded 55 goals. And in the test matches Sion has already made some progress: 0: 0 against Lausanne, 0: 0 against PSV Eindhoven, 1: 0 against Sion U21, 1: 1 against Grenoble, 0: 0 against Xamax, 0: 0 against Everton. Due to these defensive successes of the Sioner in the preparation, one could at the opening game Sion Vs. FC Basel think about a forecast of passable odds on few goals. Goalie Anton Mitryushkin returned after a year and a half in injury. Behind the Young Boys and FC Basel, the Wallis want to be involved in international business this season. Whether Behrami can be in the starting eleven of the season is still unclear.
FC Basel:
Despite the great backlog of champions Young Boys in the last two seasons, FC Basel have relinquished their big reinforcements ahead of the new season. New in the squad are “only” Kemal Ademi (NE Xamax) and Omar Alderete (Huracan). The “Bebbi” had to cope with the departure of Captain Marek Suchy to Augsburg. The FCB relies on a well-rehearsed team and young players.
Furthermore, coach Marcel Koller has the confidence of those responsible. There was a change only in the position of the sports director: Here Marco Streller stepped back from free play. His successor was Ruedi Zbinden. Valentin Stocker was made the new captain of the team. But after a big attack on Bern that does not look like it yet. The training camp for the season preparation completed the club in Rottach-Egern. In the test matches there were four wins: 4: 2 against Kriens, 5: 1 against 1860, 4: 0 against Nuremberg and 4: 1 against Lausanne. The only defeat conceded the FCB in the last game with 2: 3 against VfB Stuttgart.
In the last season Coach Koller had his team usually in 4-2-3-1 accumulate. In the training camp and in the test games now also the 4-1-4-1 and a 4-4-2 were rehearsed. In addition, the team showed in the preparatory games very accurate. Basel beat PSV Eindhoven in the second round in the Champions League qualifying campaign. Divorced the “Bebbi” against the vice-champions from the Netherlands, it goes on at least in the Europa League qualification on. There, however, a participation in the group phase is expected. In the last season, the FCB had failed in the playoffs to Apollon Limassol.
Basel was able to save the previous season mainly by the 13th title in the Swiss Cup. In the final, the “Bebbi” defeated Thun 2-1. In the league, the FCB had become clear runner-up with a lead of 25 points on Lugano, but at the end of the season also had 20 points behind Bern had. Coach Koller is still missing Geoffroy Serey Die, who came with Ivory Coast to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup in 2019.
Sion vs Basel head to head matches
19.04.19 SL Sion Basel 0 : 3
27.02.19 CUP Sion Basel 2 : 4 (2 : 2)
17.02.19 SL Basel Sion 1 : 0
15.12.18 SL Sion Basel 1 : 2
12.08.18 SL Basel Sion 3 : 2