Champions League play-offs: Copenhagen vs Basel facts

There is nothing between Copenhagen and Basel as they meet in Denmark to decide their UEFA Champions League play-off.

Last match

The first leg in Switzerland ended 1-1, Xherdan Shaqiri's penalty giving Basel an early lead before Gabriel Pereira levelled in first-half added time.

Copenhagen’s only other matches against a Swiss team are two 1-0 wins against Lugano in the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League group stage.

Basel have won only one of their previous six matches against Danish clubs (D2 L3).

Copenhagen

Copenhagen’s last appearance in the Champions League proper came in 2023/24, their second successive campaign. Overall, they have six group stage/league phase participations, more than any other Danish team.

The Danish side's most recent play-off tie was a 2-1 aggregate defeat of Poland's Raków Częstochowa in 2023/24 (1-0 a, 1-1 h), making their record at this stage W4 L5. They have suffered ten eliminations in their 15 previous Champions League qualification campaigns.

In 2024/25, the Danish side reached the UEFA Conference League round of 16, where they were beaten 1-3 on aggregate by eventual champions Chelsea.

Basel

This is Basel's 14th Champions League campaign and a first since 2019/20. They are aiming to reach the competition proper for the ninth time – their eight previous appearances a Swiss record – and the first since 2017/18.

Basel's play-off record is W2 L2; they were beaten in the most recent, on away goals by Maccabi Tel-Aviv in 2015.

This is Basel’s first Champions League tie since a 2-5 defeat on aggregate against LASK in the 2019/20 third qualifying round (1-2 h, 1-3 a).

Basel were not involved in European competition last season for the first time since 1998/99.

Key stats

Copenhagen are unbeaten in their five qualifying matches this season (W3 D2).

The Danish club were 3-0 aggregate winners against Drita of Kosovo in the second qualifying round (2-0 h, 1-0 a) before beating Malmö 5-0 in the third (0-0 a, 5-0 h).

Copenhagen have lost only two of their last 17 home Champions Legue matches (W9 D6).

Magnus Mattsson has scored in Copenhagen’s last three home games in the competition, four goals in total.

Basel have won only one of their last six qualifiers, losing five.

However, the Swiss side have won their last three away European games.

Home and away, Basel have lost only two of their last ten UEFA matches (W4 D4).

Penalty shoot-outs

Copenhagen's record in five UEFA shoot-outs is W4 L1:
3-2 v Ferencváros, 2003/04 UEFA Cup first round
4-3 v Atalanta, 2018/19 Europa League qualifying play-off
6-7 v Crvena Zvezda, 2019/20 Champions League third qualifying round
4-2 v Sparta Praha, 2023/24 Champions League third qualifying round
2-1 v Baník Ostrava, 2024/25 Conference League third qualifying round

Basel's record in four UEFA penalty shoot-outs is W4 L0:
4-1 v Tottenham Hotspur, 2012/13 Europa League quarter-final
4-3 v Hammarby, 2021/22 Conference League qualifying play-off
3-1 v Brøndby, 2022/23 Conference League third qualifying round
4-1 v Slovan Bratislava, 2022/23 Conference League round of 16