Overview
- Kickoff in Basel is at 21:00 CET at St. Jakob-Park, with coverage on RTL from 20:35 and a live stream on RTL+.
- Freiburg’s trip to Bologna starts at 18:45 CET at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara and is available exclusively on RTL+.
- Basel authorities anticipate roughly 7,000 visiting Stuttgart fans, with some fan sources suggesting up to 10,000, and police say they are working closely with German counterparts as the away sector holds about 1,800 places.
- This season uses UEFA’s new 36-team ligaphase, where each club plays eight opponents and early results saw Stuttgart beat Celta Vigo 2:1 as Basel fell 1:2 to Freiburg.
- Basel and Stuttgart last met in 1978/79 with two VfB wins, and the match is set to be refereed by Italy’s Davide Massa.