Will FC Basel tonight continue their fairytale in Champions League against strong Bayern Munich?

Scott Chipperfield and Philipp Degen are both sidelined for the Swiss club. Star man Xherdan Shaqiri will play against the club he has agreed to join in the summer.

Bayern’s big injury news is the absence of midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, who has suffered ankle ligament damage. Bayern are also short at the back with Diego Contento, Breno and Daniel van Buyten all missing.

MANAGER QUOTES

Heiko Vogel: “It’s special that there is Swiss involvement in the last 16, the fact I started my training career with Bayern makes it even more interesting. We have a small chance and we want to take it as we did against Manchester United.”

Jupp Heynckes: “Shaqiri has everything to become a really big player. He has the talent but also the right professional attitude.”

MATCH FACTS

Basel conceded more goals than any other the other teams who qualified for the Last 16 (10).
Basel are the first Swiss side to reach the knock out stage in the Champions League era.
The Swiss side are the only team in the Last 16 yet to keep a clean sheet in this season’s competition.
Franck Ribery was fouled more often than any other player in the Champions League Group Stage (23).
Nine of the 11 goals Bayern have scored have been netted in the first half, the highest proportion of any team in the Group Stage this season (82%).
Basel have scored three goals on counter attacks this season, more than any other side in the Champions League Group Stage.
Bayern have played five matches against Swiss sides in Europe, winning four, including a win home and away against Basel in the 20010-11 Champions League Group Stage.
FC Basel have won none and lost four of their six European games against German opposition.
Basel have lost just one of their last seven matches in Europe.
Alexander Frei has netted eight goals in just 11 Champions League appearances (excluding qualifiers).

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