BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss champions Basel fired coach Ludovic Magnan on Monday, three days before the final match of the tournament. europe league.
Magnan was sacked the day after the club’s 4-3 win over traditional rivals Zurich. Star forward Xherdan ShaqiriHe scored a hat-trick in stoppage time.
Last Thursday’s 3-1 defeat to Salzburg in the Europa League meant the former Switzerland international left-back was forced to leave after just seven months.
Basel said in a statement that the team’s results had stagnated and the expected turnaround after the winter break had not occurred. No interim coach was named.
Magnan leaves Basel fourth in the Swiss league, 10 points behind unprecedented leaders Thun.
Basel host unbeaten Viktoria Plzen on Thursday and are 27th in the Europa League standings of 36 teams. Basel need a win, aided by other results, to advance to Friday’s final tournament play-off draw.
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