Evening all, and welcome to Manchester United's penultimate game in Group A for Abject. A point tonight will secure top spot in the group, unless CSKA beat Benfica and then wallop them at Old Trafford the week after next ;basically, it's not going to happen. Basel, though, want the points - if they can win, they've a decent chance of nabbing second place ahead of the aforementioned Muscovites.
Champions League / Group Stage
Sankt Jakob-Park / 22.11.2017
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Updated 22/11/2017 at 21:39 GMT
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21:37
So, Basel are second in the group on 9 points, the same as CSKA, and will probably still finish top if they lose their final game - their goal difference is four better than Basel's. But they could've done without that second half performance, and have work to do the week after next.
21:36
Well played Basel! They got away with it in the first half, in which United missed a variety of presentable chances, but played really well in the second, creating various chances of their own and hanging in there until the end.
21:36
Full-time: Basel 1-0 Manchester United
90+3'
Put a team in pyjamas, they'll play like they want to go to bed.
90+1'
There'll be three added minutes.
90'
So United will need something in their final game at home to CSKA to top the group. They've been useless in the second half, and I've no doubt that a smacked bottom awaits them in the dressing room.
89'
GOAL! Basel 1-0 Manchester United (Lang) No more than Basel deserve! Steffen moves the ball inside, Zuffi finds Petretta, and his low, measured cross finds Lang at the back post as Bkind sleeps, and he slides home!
88'
88'
A long ball, a flick from Ibrahimovic, a set from Lukaku, and Ibrahimovic clatters high and wide.
86'
Elyounoussi pushes the ball into the space behind Matic, who turns and chases, catching yerman in the coupon. He wants a free-kick, but the ref is having no such thing.
85'
I'm not sure where Ander Herrera is.
83'
Petretta runs at Darmian, who deals with the situation in only the way he knows how; with a foul. He's booked, but United clear the free-kick easily enough.
83'
Marcos Rojo has played really well tonight; perhaps well enough to keep his place for the Brighton game on Saturday.
82'
PSG now lead Celtic 6-1. That'll teach them for taking the lead.
82'
United look like they just want to go home, knocking the ball about as slowly as possible.
80'
Fransson replaces Serey Die.
79'
No he's not; Serey Die is down, and that'll be his night did.
77'
Serey Die, who's been good second half, takes a square pass 30 yards out and flings himself into a rising dirve - it's going in, but Romero has a good view of it and dives high to palm away. Serey Die looks to have hurt himself, but after treatment he's good to go.
76'
Nice interplay between Ibrahmovic and Lukaku, exchanging passes in and around the box, before a slightly overhit dink from the former runs away from the latter.
74'
Ibrahimovic replaces Lukaku, who heads off to the right only to be called back by Herrera. It looks like Ibrahimovic will play in behind, and United could really use his ability to hold the ball up.