Match report

Aston Villa Defeats FC Basel 1893 2–1 in UEFA Europa League

FC Basel 1893

1–2

Aston Villa

Dec 11, 2025

FC Basel 1893

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Dec 11, 2025 · FT

Aston Villa

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Aston Villa held off a resilient FC Basel 1893 to claim a hard-fought victory in their UEFA Europa League fixture, with Eric Guessand and Youri Tielemans scoring crucial goals. Despite an early setback due to VAR disallowing Basel’s opening goal, the Swiss team responded through Florian Daniliuc. Aston Villa's resilience and tactical shifts ensured they emerged victorious.

Key Facts

• Final Score: FC Basel 1893 1–2 Aston Villa
• Goals: Guessand (12'), Daniliuc (34'), Tielemans (53')
• Key Substitutions: Tielemans on for Cash, Watkins and Rogers for Sancho and Buendia
• VAR Incident: Basel's goal by Leo Leroy was disallowed

Lineups

FC Basel 1893

Formation: 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

1 M. Hitz (G)
6 K. Tsunemoto (D)
32 J. Adjetey (D)
24 F. Daniliuc (D)
31 D. Schmid (D)
5 Metinho (M)
11 B. Traore (M)
22 L. Leroy (M)
14 A. Bacanin (M)
7 P. Otele (M)
10 X. Shaqiri (F)

Substitutes

13 M. Salvi
47 T. Pfeiffer
3 N. Vouilloz
8 K. Koindredi
17 M. Broschinski
19 M. Soticek
21 I. Salah
23 A. Ajeti
26 A. Barisic
27 K. Ruegg
29 M. Cisse
39 Junior Ze

Aston Villa

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

40 M. Bizot (G)
2 M. Cash (D)
4 E. Konsa (D)
3 V. Lindelof (D)
12 L. Digne (D)
26 L. Bogarde (M)
24 A. Onana (M)
29 E. Guessand (M)
10 E. Buendia (M)
19 J. Sancho (M)
17 D. Malen (F)

Substitutes

64 J. Wright
95 R. Oakley
7 J. McGinn
8 Y. Tielemans
11 O. Watkins
16 A. Garcia
22 I. Maatsen
27 M. Rogers
44 B. Kamara
53 G. Hemmings

Timeline

12' Aston Villa Goal · Normal Goal

E. Guessand
17' Aston Villa Card · Yellow Card

M. Cash

Foul
29' FC Basel 1893 Var · Goal cancelled

Leo Leroy
34' FC Basel 1893 Goal · Normal Goal

F. Daniliuc · Assist: X. Shaqiri
35' Aston Villa Card · Yellow Card

E. Buendia

Foul
46' Aston Villa subst · Substitution 1

Off: M. Cash · On: Y. Tielemans
53' Aston Villa Goal · Normal Goal

Y. Tielemans · Assist: E. Buendia
62' FC Basel 1893 subst · Substitution 1

Off: X. Shaqiri · On: A. Ajeti
64' Aston Villa subst · Substitution 2

Off: J. Sancho · On: O. Watkins
64' Aston Villa subst · Substitution 3

Off: E. Buendia · On: Morgan Rogers
64' Aston Villa subst · Substitution 4

Off: A. Onana · On: Boubacar Kamara
72' FC Basel 1893 Card · Yellow Card

Leo Leroy

Foul
74' FC Basel 1893 subst · Substitution 2

Off: A. Bacanin · On: K. Koindredi
74' FC Basel 1893 subst · Substitution 3

Off: B. Traore · On: I. Salah
79' Aston Villa subst · Substitution 5

Off: D. Malen · On: J. McGinn
80' FC Basel 1893 Card · Yellow Card

P. Otele

Argument
84' Aston Villa Card · Yellow Card

E. Konsa

Time wasting
85' FC Basel 1893 subst · Substitution 4

Off: Leo Leroy · On: M. Broschinski
85' FC Basel 1893 subst · Substitution 5

Off: P. Otele · On: M. Soticek
87' Aston Villa Card · Yellow Card

J. McGinn

Foul

Match Stats

Stat	FC Basel 1893	Aston Villa
Fouls	12	14
Pass Accuracy	85%	88%
Offsides	7	1
Red Cards	—	—
Total Shots	11	7
Corners	2	4
Total Passes	396	537
Yellow Cards	2	4
Blocked Shots	3	2
Shots on Target	4	4
xG	0.88	0.47
Shots off Target	4	1
Possession	43%	57%
Goals Prevented	0	0
Accurate Passes	338	473
Shots Inside Box	7	6
Saves	2	3
Shots Outside Box	4	1

Key Match Notes

▸ Aston Villa took the lead early through Eric Guessand (12'), setting the tone despite facing a strong response from FC Basel.
▸ The turning point came when Youri Tielemans scored the winning goal in the 53rd minute, capitalizing on a well-executed move involving Emiliano Buendia.