Basel dealt Chipperfield blow
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
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Australian international midfielder Scott Chipperfield will play no further part in FC Basel 1893's UEFA Champions League Group C campaign as he is to undergo surgery on a urinary tract infection.
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The 32-year-old is expected to be sidelined until January, ruling him out of the trips to FC Barcelona next Tuesday and FC Shakhtar Donetsk on 26 November in addition to the concluding fixture at St. Jakob-Park against Sporting Clube de Portugal on 9 December. Basel are without a point from their three outings so far and could be eliminated from the competition next week. The long-serving Chipperfield, who has started all three of those defeats, is Basel's joint-leading scorer having struck four times in ten Swiss Super League matches this season.