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Last updated: 16th September 2008
Christian Gross aims to lead Basel past the UEFA Champions League group phase for a second time, starting at home to Shakhtar Donetsk.
During the 2002/03 season, Gross was at the helm when Basel finished ahead of Liverpool to qualify for the second group phase.
With Barcelona and Sporting Lisbon also in Group C, Gross is hoping the Swiss side can repeat their past heroics.
"We have to be clever and show a lot of courage as those will be the key factors in Tuesday's match," said Gross.
"We mustn't get carried away and we have to be realistic. Shakhtar are under pressure, so that should give us some opportunities which hopefully we can exploit."
Gross will be without Ivan Ergic due to a foot injury, while Behrang Safari is missing due to suspension.
Eren Derdiyok is fit to lead the Basel line, while Scott Chipperfield and Benjamin Huggel were part of the 2002/03 squad, along with the absent Ergic.
Shakhtar have endured a disappointing start to their domestic campaign, but coach Mircea Lucescu is targeting three points in Switzerland.
Lucescu: "It's a Champions League game and that's completely different from a league match.
"The important thing here is to play to win the three points. The team that wins on Tuesday has a great chance of going through."
Brandao will spearhead the Shakhtar attack, while Razvan Rat and Dmytro Chygrynskiy are available after month-long absences.
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 16th February | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | AC Milan vs Man Utd |
| 19:45 | Lyon vs Real Madrid |
| Wednesday 17th February | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Bayern Munich vs Fiorentina |
| 19:45 | FC Porto vs Arsenal |
| Tuesday 23rd February | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Olympiacos vs Bordeaux |
| 19:45 | VfB Stuttgart vs Barcelona |
| Wednesday 24th February | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 17:30 | CSKA Moscow vs Sevilla |
| 19:45 | Inter Milan vs Chelsea |
| Tuesday 9th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Arsenal vs FC Porto |
| 19:45 | Fiorentina vs Bayern Munich |
| Wednesday 10th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Man Utd vs AC Milan |
| 19:45 | Real Madrid vs Lyon |
| Tuesday 16th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Chelsea vs Inter Milan |
| 19:45 | Sevilla vs CSKA Moscow |
| Wednesday 17th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Barcelona vs VfB Stuttgart |
| 19:45 | Bordeaux vs Olympiacos |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 9th December | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Liverpool 1 - 2 Fiorentina | |
| Lyon 4 - 0 Debrecen | |
| Inter Milan 2 - 0 Rubin Kazan | |
| Dynamo Kiev 1 - 2 Barcelona | |
| VfB Stuttgart 3 - 1 Unirea Urziceni | |
| Sevilla 1 - 0 Rangers | |
| Olympiacos 1 - 0 Arsenal | |
| Standard Liege 1 - 1 AZ | |
| Tuesday 8th December | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Juventus 1 - 4 Bayern Munich | |
| Maccabi Haifa 0 - 1 Bordeaux | |
| Wolfsburg 1 - 3 Man Utd | |
| Besiktas 1 - 2 CSKA Moscow | |
| FC Zurich 1 - 1 AC Milan | |
| Marseille 1 - 3 Real Madrid | |
| Chelsea 2 - 2 Apoel Nicosia | |
| Atletico Madrid 0 - 3 FC Porto | |
| Wednesday 25th November | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Bordeaux 2 - 0 Juventus | |
| Bayern Munich 1 - 0 Maccabi Haifa | |
| CSKA Moscow 2 - 1 Wolfsburg | |
| Man Utd 0 - 1 Besiktas | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Marseille | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | FC Zurich | 6 | 4 |
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