Taulant Xhaka's Basel will play on Tuesday evening against Manchester City in the first challenge for the rounds of 16 first leg of Champions League.
The Swiss team is prepared for a highly complicated match on view of the fact they will place against of Europe's probably best team of the moment. Anyhow the optimism is not absent in their ranks.
Xhaka admitted during a pronunciation for the media that the adversary's values are undeniable.
"I think that Manchester City is currently world's best team. They are compact, attack rapidly, and the match's fate may be defined by each one of the team's player. That's why we should not allow them to have much space during the game. We should tighten the ranks and try to counter-attack," said Xhakaj.