Copenhagen and Basel meet again on Wednesday night at Parken Stadium to decide who will reach the Champions League league phase, with the tie finely balanced at 1-1 after the first leg in Switzerland. Both clubs secured domestic doubles last season, and now one of them is only ninety minutes away from joining Europe’s elite.

In the opening leg at St Jakob-Park, Basel struck first when Xherdan Shaqiri calmly converted a penalty inside the opening quarter of an hour. However, Copenhagen responded strongly, and Brazilian defender Gabriel Pereira’s well-placed header restored parity before the interval. Basel’s night worsened when they were reduced to ten men late on, handing the momentum to the Danish champions.

Copenhagen are building a strong reputation on the continental stage, having already overcome Drita and rivals Malmo in previous qualifying rounds. They remain unbeaten in their last ten away fixtures across all competitions, and their domestic form is also promising, with Jacob Neestrup’s men leading the Danish Superliga. Despite being held 1-1 by OB at the weekend, their focus is now firmly on Europe, where victory would secure their place in Thursday’s draw.

Basel, meanwhile, are trying to re-establish themselves among the continent’s top clubs. Their long reign of dominance in Switzerland ended after 2017, but last season’s title triumph, inspired by Shaqiri, put them back on the map. New coach Ludovic Magnin is tasked with continuing that resurgence, but his side must find a way to win in Denmark after dropping points at home. Basel benefit from having no domestic match last weekend, giving them additional preparation time, though their defensive absentees and lack of depth could prove decisive.

Team news tilts the balance further in Copenhagen’s favour. Elias Achour and Thomas Delaney remain out for the Danes, but they can still count on Pereira’s goals from defence and the experience of Andreas Cornelius, who is expected to return to lead the line. Basel are without suspended defender Jonas Adjetey and injured pair Finn van Breemen and Kevin Ruegg, while they also lost striker Kevin Carlos to Nice this summer, leaving Albian Ajeti as their main attacking option alongside Shaqiri.

Given their form at Parken, where they demolished Malmo 5-0 earlier in the qualifiers, Copenhagen look well-equipped to complete the job. Basel’s defensive fragility and limited attacking options suggest they will struggle to keep pace over ninety minutes.

哥本哈根和巴塞尔将于周三晚上在帕肯球场再次交锋，决定谁将进入欧冠联赛阶段，首回合在瑞士的比赛结束后，双方的比分为1比1。上个赛季，两家俱乐部都获得了国内双打冠军，而现在，其中一家距离加入欧洲豪门只有90分钟的距离。

在圣雅各布公园球场的首回合比赛中，巴塞尔队率先出击，沙奇里在比赛开始的一刻钟内冷静地罚进点球。然而，哥本哈根做出了强有力的回应，巴西后卫加布里埃尔·佩雷拉在中场休息前的一记头球扳平了比分。巴塞尔的夜晚更糟了，他们最后只剩下10个人，把势头交给了丹麦冠军。

哥本哈根在欧洲大陆的舞台上建立了良好的声誉，在之前的预选赛中已经击败了德里塔和竞争对手马尔默。他们在所有比赛的最近10场客场比赛中保持不败，他们的国内状态也很有希望，雅各布·尼斯特鲁普的球队在丹麦超级联赛中领跑。尽管在周末被OB 1-1逼平，但他们现在的重点是欧洲，如果能取得胜利，就能确保他们在周四的抽签中获得一席之地。

与此同时，巴塞尔正试图在欧洲大陆的顶级俱乐部中重新建立自己的地位。2017年之后，他们在瑞士的长期统治结束了，但在沙奇里的激励下，上个赛季的冠军头衔让他们重新回到了地图上。新教练卢多维奇·马格宁的任务是继续复苏，但他的球队必须在主场丢分后找到在丹麦取胜的方法。上周末巴塞尔没有国内比赛，这给了他们额外的准备时间，尽管他们的后防线缺阵和缺乏深度可能是决定性的。

团队新闻使天平进一步向有利于哥本哈根的方向倾斜。阿库尔和德莱尼仍将缺席丹麦的比赛，但他们仍然可以依靠佩雷拉在后防线上的进球和经验丰富的科尼利厄斯，后者有望回归领衔锋线。巴塞尔失去了停赛的后卫乔纳斯·阿杰特和受伤的范布里曼和凯文·鲁格，而他们的前锋凯文·卡洛斯也在这个夏天转会到尼斯，留下了阿尔比安·阿耶蒂和沙奇里作为他们的主要进攻选择。

考虑到他们在预选赛中5-0击败马尔默的表现，哥本哈根看起来已经准备好完成这项任务。巴塞尔防守的脆弱性和有限的进攻选择表明他们在90分钟内将很难跟上节奏。