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FC Basel ended the 2020 football year and thus the first half of the season in second place behind champion YB. Against FC Luzern, Rotblau had to go through long stretches in this last match. The fact that there was still a victory at the end was due, on the one hand, to the efficiency of Basel. On the other hand, good luck.
A dirty victory
“It was a defensive battle for all of us. Usually it is the last five minutes when the pressure increases. Today it was almost 20 minutes. It was very demanding mentally, ”said FCB goalkeeper Heinz Lindner after the match. The Basel goalkeeper didn’t look good when Lucerne scored, but saved a miraculous header a few minutes later.
Basler’s batteries were dead. Red-blue was practically played against the wall in the second home team deal. Lucerna failed again this season due to its own incapacity. The Basel team doesn’t hide it: “It was a happy victory for us. A month and a half ago we would have lost the game. Now we are still getting it over time. This is also an additional development. We achieved this dirty victory as a team, ”Lindner said.
Christmas for red blue
FCB coach Ciriaco Sforza also recalls a match that turned out to be a tremendous match in the second half: “We no longer had the presence we had in the first half. We could no longer keep our opponents busy. We couldn’t hold the ball anymore. You were lucky. Perhaps even more: “Today Christmas and all the holidays came together,” concluded Sforza.
