Former Liverpool midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri captain’s Basel against Aston Villa in Switzerland.
Basel XI: Hitz, Tsunemoto, Adjetey, Daniliuc, Schmid, Metinho, Leroy, Bacanin, Traore, Shaqiri, Otele.
Substitutes: Salvi, Pfeiffer, Vouilloz, Koindredi, Broschinski, Soticek, Salah, Ajeti, Barisic, Ruegg, Cisse, Ze.
Emiliano Buendaa returns to Aston Villa’s starting XI after his last-gasp winner against Arsenal last week – one of several changes Unai Emery has made.
There’s also a start for Jadon Sancho in Switzerland while Marco Bizot starts in goal in place of Emiliano Martinez.
Aston Villa XI: Bizot, Digne, Lindelof, Konsa, Cash, Sancho, Onana, Bogarde, Guessand, Buendia, Malen.
Substitutes: Wright, Oakley, McGinn, Tielemans, Watkins, Garcia, Maatsen, Rogers, Kamara, Hemmings.
