[18] During January it was also announced that some of the youngsters would be loaned out to lower league clubs, Pak Kwang-Ryong[19] Simon Grether and Pascal Schürpf[20] to Bellinzona, Stjepan Vuleta to Wil[21] and Marco Aratore to Winterthur[22] so that they could all gain playing experience.

Gilles Yapi, who wore the captain's armband because Marco Streller was out injured, launched Mohamed Salah with a long ball and his ideally timed cross found the completely free-standing Fabian Frei at the far post.

First Salah played Fabian Frei into space, keeper Andrea Capelletti could not hold his shot, and Zoua rounded the Chiasso goalie and pushed home from an acute angle.

Head coach Murat Yakin had changed the team significantly compared to their last game Six players were left out, Schär, Park, Cabral, Stocker and Streller were given a day off, Fabian Frei and Salah initially sat on the bench.

After a corner kick, Mathieu Salamand, who had just been substituted in seconds before, was able to bring the ball to the middle, where FCB goalie Yann Sommer did not react and Marco Schneuwly was able to nod home from four meters out.

A free-kick for GC in the 38th minute was the first big chance, Steven Zuber’s long ball was side footed at goal by Milan Vilotić, but Yann Sommer stretched and saved brilliantly.

Molde coach Ole Gunnar Solskjær saw his side have their first big chance moments later, Angan was sent down the right by a long ball but his superb volley was well saved by Yann Sommer.

A few minutes later Angan struck his hand in Aleksandar Dragović's face and was shown a straight red card by referee Fredy Fautrel of the French Football Federation.

Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s team were rewarded for their superiority in the 32nd minute, a mistake in midfield, a slick move forward and after Magne Simonsen's first shot was parried by Sommer, the rebound fell to Berget who slotted home.

CFR had no intention of sitting back, despite conceding the majority of possession, they were always dangerous with counter-attacks and in the 20th minute a quick counter was finished off by Pantelis Kapetanos header from Diogo Valente’s cross.

On 22 minutes a long diagonal free-kick from Alex Frei found Aleksandar Dragovic who ran in unnoticed at the far post with precision timing but he headed the ball inches wide.

Ricky van Wolfswinkel was in his typically lively mood and just before the interval he almost put Sporting in front as he connected to André Carrillo's perfect pass and he hit a fierce shot at goal, but Sommer held the ball well.

Striker Van Wolfswinkel was an increasingly isolated figure, but with 15 minutes left he controlled the ball skilfully with his chest, however, his shot was not good enough to bother goalie Sommer.

Then 20 minutes from the end, as time and ideas were running out, Kalidou Koulibaly was judged by referee Bülent Yıldırım of the Turkish Football Federation to have lifted his foot too high in the penalty area against midfielder Stocker, who might well have taken on the ball with his arm.

Basel were electrified, played a gear higher, and were awarded with the equaliser five minutes from time as Streller headed home a corner kick from Stocker to the end score 2–2.

The keeper twice foiled Alexander Frei from close range, first he parried a header following Philipp Degen's cross and later he blocked an instinctive effort after a Streller knock-down.

On 22 minutes Valentin Stocker played a neat pass into the box, Alexander Frei and Xandão slid in to contest for the ball and as it broke loose Fabian Schär slotted in from close range.

The temperature had fallen to below freezing point as referee Mark Clattenburg from the Football Association blew the whistle for kick-off and he reported a wet pitch on a cloudy evening.

The hosts had their first chance on 30 minutes a pass back from the goal line to the middle was pushed away by diving keeper Yann Sommer before it reached the free standing Glynor Plet.

A few minutes later a free kick for the visitors, referee Svein Oddvar Moen of the Football Association of Norway and his linesman oversaw that five Dnipro players were offside, but Yevhen Konoplyanka misjudged his angles with his final shot.

[44] With temperatures at freezing point 26,501 fans filled the Dnipro Arena in Dnipropetrovsk as referee Deniz Aytekin from the German Football Association blew the whistle for kick-off.

After the break, following a free-kick, which Yann Sommer had parried, Giuliano’s goalbound effort deflected off Fabian Schär's boot to safety with the keeper beaten.

Things suddenly looked bad for Dnipro, because within ten minutes of coming on as substitute Nikola Kalinić was dismissed for putting his hand into Schär's face.

On 83 minutes a pass from Markus Steinhöfer to the never tiered Salah, dribble, shot, but parried by keeper Vyacheslav Malafeev the loose ball rolled out to Marcelo Díaz who put it home.

Basel started fast and furious, Fabian Schär and Marco Streller both had powerful efforts saved by Spurs keeper Brad Friedel, then Markus Steinhöfer volleyed a fraction over the top.

But as Friedel was called upon four minutes after the restart, he was only able to parry a flick-on from Fabian Schär following a corner-kick and Dragovic stood nearby and finished off from close range, to make amends for his mishap earlier.

Chelseas’ winger Eden Hazard played a pass through behind Park Joo Ho for César Azpilicueta, he sent in a good cross, but Frank Lampard's shot was turned around the post by keeper Yann Sommer.

By the interval the hosts’ team had only really tested Petr Čech twice, first after a sharp and deflected free-kick from Fabian Schär that the goalie tipped over the bar, then he also had to pull off a low save from Mohamed Salah.

The like-for-like trading of chances continued, Torres was denied by Sommer and then Marcelo Díaz swept his shot over the top from 12 metres out After 86 minutes Azpilicueta's foul on Stocker and referee was Pavel Královec of the Football Association of the Czech Republic rewarded the host a penalty which Schär converted for the equaliser.

Win Draw Loss Postponed Kickoff times are in CET The winners of the Semi-finals stage played in the Final, which was held in the capital at the Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf.