It was little doubt after their 5-2 victory in Lugano on Saturday, but FC Basel is now officially Swiss champion 2024-25. The 21st title of the Rhineans was confirmed on Sunday, after Servette was unable to beat Young Boys (0-0) in La Praille. The gap of eleven points, three days before the end of the season, is now irratputable for garnet.
Even if everything is a question of prospect for Servette. And lucidity. By conceding this draw and virgin, they obviously offered the title to Basel, but the greatest gifts had already been made last week, during the 5-1 defeat in Saint-Jacques. The opponent is no longer Rhénan. He is Bernese, Lucerois, Luganese or Lausanne. So, with this result, the gap is at least frozen, three days from the end. The garnet are two points ahead of the 3rd (YB) and four on the others.
In the quest for second place, synonymous with qualification for the 2nd preliminary round of the Champions League, this will count. Even if it would also be a little more to finish first behind Basel. Because Sunday, against Young Boys, the Geneva performance was not complete.
There was undoubtedly a highlight in the second period, a moment when Young Boys no longer really existed after a first dominated period. Keyan Varela, first, tenured in place of Kutesa, did not take advantage of an offering of the Bernese side Athekame (58th), before a few tens of seconds later, Timothé Cognat hit Keller’s post. Finally, in the process, on a corner, Yoan Séverin did not manage to propel in the goal a balloon that dragged there (60th). Without forgetting a Stevanovic shot pushed by Keller in additional time
Young Boys, for his part, almost opened the scoring at the start of the match, but twice, it was precisely canceled. There was also this mall tap on a lobé center in Hadjam which took the direction of the goal just before the break. Or this Fassnacht shot which came close to the post of the Geneva goalkeeper (67th).
Since the title is now acquired, this 0-0 has at least the merit of maintaining the suspense in the fight for European places. Who will be the least inconsistent over the last three days?
